5 of the greatest managerial coups in Premier League history

#1 Pep Guardiola – Manchester City, 2016

Pep has the ability to succeed at City

The jury is still out on Pep Guardiola and what he will win at Manchester City. However, what he has won in his time before moving to England certainly makes him one of the greatest managerial coups in Premier League history. If he achieves at City half of what he already has across the globe, he will be one of the best Premier League managers ever.

At just 40 years of age, the Spaniard had already won everything possible in Spain, as well as two Champions League trophies in 2009 and 2011. That was before he went on to manage Bayern Munich. Although he came up short in the Champions League with the German side, he won three successive Bundesliga titles, as well as two domestic cups.

Now, the 46-year-old is manager at Manchester City, trying to fulfil his philosophy in the Premier League. City started very well last season and looked favourites to go on and win the title, but a poor spell midway through the season cost them. To add to that, City fell out of the Champions League when they had a two-goal lead heading to Monaco, which was extremely disappointing.

However, with Guardiola’s track record, it is just a matter of time before he becomes a success in England, and that track record in itself makes him one of the greatest managerial coups in Premier League history.