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How does Klopp compare to the greats? Vote on who is the best

28 Jan 2024
Best PL managers of all time

With Liverpool boss’s tenure ending in May, we ask where does he rank among Premier League greats?

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From Sir Alex Ferguson to Pep Guardiola, some of the world's greatest managers have graced the Premier League.

Since Jurgen Klopp's arrival in 2015 he has taken the league by storm, producing a great Liverpool side that went on to win the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. 

However, where does he rank among the likes of Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho and Guardiola? Have your say in our poll below.

Sir Alex Ferguson (Man Utd)
Ferguson's honours

13 Premier League titles, two UEFA Champions Leagues, FIFA Club World Cup, five FA Cups, four EFL Cups, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Intercontinental Cup, 10 FA Community Shields

Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful Premier League manager, winning Manager of the Season 11 times and 13 league titles with Manchester United. He joined the Red Devils in 1986 and restored glory to Man Utd as he ended their 26-year wait for a title.

Regarded as Man Utd's greatest ever manager, Ferguson won the Treble in the 1998/99, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, the first English side to achieve such a feat.

He also nurtured some of the greatest players in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Paul Scholes. But it's his dominance over two decades that makes Ferguson stand out among his peers.

Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)
Wenger's honours

Three Premier League titles, seven FA Cups, seven FA Community Shields

Arsene Wenger arrived in north London and immediately changed English football, pioneering a culture shift regarding players' fitness and nutrition, and implementing a new style of play. 

The highlight of Wenger's tenure is going unbeaten for the whole of the 2003/2004 season. This feat is one of the greatest in football history, with that Arsenal side becoming known as the Invincibles. 

Like all great managers, Wenger coached some of the most gifted players in football and arguably one of the greatest ever Premier League players in Thierry Henry.

Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)
Klopp's honours

Premier League, Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Community Shield

Arriving at Anfield in 2015, Klopp transformed Liverpool with his "heavy metal football", claiming his first silverware in 2018/19 as the Reds won the Champions League. 

Signing and developing the likes of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson into world-class performers, Klopp then ended the club's 30-year wait for a top-flight title, lifting the Premier League in 2019/20.

Forging a fierce rivalry with Guardiola's City side that raised standards at the top of the Premier League to unprecedented levels, Klopp continued to add trophies to his collection, including a domestic cup double in 2021/22. 

Pep Guardiola (Man City)
Guardiola's honours

Five Premier League titles, Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, two FA Cups, four EFL Cups, UEFA Super Cup, two FA Community Shields

Pep Guardiola arrived in the Premier League ahead of the 2016/17 season, implementing new styles of build-up and creating new roles that have changed football. 

In 2017/18, Man City blitzed their way to a Premier League title, achieving a record points total of 100, crowning them as the Centurions. 

Guardiola continues to dominate English football as he secured a Treble with Man City in the 2022/23 season, including his fifth Premier League title.

Jose Mourinho (Chelsea, Man Utd, Spurs) 

PL record - 363 matches, 217 wins, 84 draws, 62 losses

Mourinho's honours

Three Premier League titles, FA Cup, four EFL Cups, UEFA Europa League, two FA Community Shields

Jose Mourinho joined Chelsea in 2004, with the self-proclaimed "Special One" inspiring the Blues to their first title in 50 years in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho's Chelsea had finally ended the dominant era of Man Utd and Arsenal, and made it back-to-back Premier League titles in 2005/06. His pragmatic style of play transformed Chelsea as they became devastating in attack, and rock solid at the back.  

He was unable to repeat that success during his spells with Man Utd and Spurs, but his influence on Premier League greats such as Frank Lampard, John Terry, Petr Cech and Didier Drogba can't be questioned.

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