Arteta Becomes First Former Premier League Player to Win Title as Manager

As Arsenal head coach makes history, we look at all of the managers whose teams have been champions since 1992/93

Mikel Arteta is the 13th manager to win the Premier League title – and the FIRST to do so after previously playing in the competition.

Arsenal are Premier League champions for the first time since 2003/04, when they finished the campaign unbeaten under Arsene Wenger, and the fourth time in their history.

Aged 44 years and 54 days, Arteta is the third youngest manager to win the Premier League. The first and second youngest were both Jose Mourinho, who won the title with Chelsea at the age of 42 years and 94 days in 2004/05 and 43 years, 93 days in 2005/06.

Arteta is the second Spanish manager to guide his team to Premier League title glory, following Pep Guardiola with Manchester City.

Far and away the most successful manager in Premier League history, Ferguson guided Man Utd to 13 top-flight titles during his 27 years at the Old Trafford helm. Man Utd won the inaugural Premier League campaign in 1992/93, when they trumped Aston Villa to top spot by 10 points.

Man Utd haven’t won a top-flight title since Ferguson won the club’s 20th title overall in 2012/13, his last season in charge. The Scot had vowed to knock Liverpool off their perch and he ultimately succeeded, with his club’s major rivals stuck on 18 titles — two behind Man Utd — when he retired.

Pep Guardiola (Man City)
Titles: 6
Title seasons: 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

Guardiola has won the title in six of his 10 years at the Etihad Stadium, including a record-breaking four in a row from 2020/21 to 2023/24. His first title was also a historic one as Man City set the record for the most points (100), most away points (50), most wins (32), most goals (106) and best goal difference (+79).

Jose Mourinho (Chelsea)
Titles: 3
Title seasons: 2004/05, 2005/06, 2014/15

Mourinho made quite the impact upon his Stamford Bridge arrival back in 2004. The self-proclaimed “Special One” lived up to early expectations, guiding the Blues to the title in his debut season in London. Mourinho did so with a resolute backline as Chelsea conceded just 15 goals and lost one match.

Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)
Titles: 3
Title seasons: 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04

Arsenal made a left-field appointment in 1996 when they hired Wenger from Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight. However, “Le Professeur” excelled in north London, winning the first of his three Premier League titles in 1997/98. Wenger’s most memorable success came in 2003/04 as Arsenal went through the season unbeaten, winning 26 and drawing the other 12 of their 38 matches, as “The Invincibles” made history.

Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea)
Titles: 1
Title season: 2009/10

Ancelotti won the Premier League in the first of his two seasons at Stamford Bridge after leaving AC Milan to take over the Chelsea reins back in 2009. The Blues wrapped up the title on the final day of the season, doing so in style as they eased to an 8-0 win over Wigan.

Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)
Titles: 1
Title season: 2019/20

Liverpool ended a 30-year wait for the Premier League title as Klopp guided the Reds to top-flight success in 2019/20, a season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manuel Pellegrini (Man City)
Titles: 1
Title season: 2013/14

Pellegrini made history in his debut Man City campaign. Indeed, the Chilean became the first coach from outside of Europe to win the title. He enjoyed a commendable three years in charge at the Etihad Stadium.

Claudio Ranieri (Leicester City)
Titles: 1
Title season: 2015/16

The man behind Leicester’s incredible Premier League title success, defying odds of 5000/1. Ranieri was responsible for one of the greatest sporting achievements in Premier League history as the Foxes earned glory in 2015/16.

List of all 13 title-winning managers

Manager	Titles	Season
Sir Alex Ferguson (MUN)	13	92/93, 93/94, 95/96, 96/97, 98/99, 99/00, 00/01, 02/03, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 10/11, 12/13
Pep Guardiola (MCI)	6	17/18, 18/19, 20/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24
Jose Mourinho (CHE)	3	04/05, 05/06, 14/15
Arsene Wenger (ARS)	3	97/98, 01/02, 03/04
Mikel Arteta (ARS)	1	25/26
Carlo Ancelotti (CHE)	1	09/10
Antonio Conte (CHE)	1	16/17
Sir Kenny Dalglish (BLB)	1	94/95
Jurgen Klopp (LIV)	1	19/20
Roberto Mancini (MCI)	1	11/12
Manuel Pellegrini (MCI)	1	13/14
Claudio Ranieri (LEI)	1	15/16
Arne Slot (LIV)	1	24/25

Source: www.premierleague.com