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Who's the best football manager of all time?

As of October 30, 2026, leads with 67% of head-to-head picks across 2 votes.

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Early results after 2 picks. They settle as more people vote.

  1. 11 pick67%
  2. 21 pick67%
  3. 31 pick33%
  4. 41 pick33%

The case for each

Pep Guardiola

Two trebles, at Barcelona in 2009 and Manchester City in 2023, and a style of possession football copied everywhere.

José Mourinho

The Special One won the Champions League with Porto and Inter and league titles in four countries.

Jürgen Klopp

Heavy-metal pressing football: he won the Bundesliga twice with Dortmund, then the Champions League and the Premier League with Liverpool.

Alex Ferguson

Twenty-six years at Manchester United, 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues.

Carlo Ancelotti

The only manager to win the Champions League five times and league titles in all five big European leagues.

Arsène Wenger

Twenty-two years at Arsenal, three league titles and the unbeaten Invincibles of 2003–04.

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