5 longest-serving active Premier League managers

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have continued their rivalry after their arrival in the Premier League.
Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have continued their rivalry after their arrival in the Premier League.

#3 Chris Wilder (Sheffield United)

Chris Wilder
Chris Wilder

Chris Wilder joined Sheffield United at the end of the 2015-16 season. He replaced Nigel Adkins when the Blades were still in League One.

In his first season in charge of the club, he got them promoted to the Championship with his own 100-point season, as Sheffield United won League One after amassing 100 points.

After establishing themselves in the Championship, the Blades made their big push in the 2018-19 season, when they finished second to Norwich City in the Championship to win automatic promotion to the Premier League. They were now back in English football's top flight for the first time since 2006-07.

Sheffield made a flying start in the Premier League, with a robust defence putting them in the hunt for a top-half finish in the league. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Sheffield United were in with a shout of finishing in the European football slots, but that was eventually not be.

However, Sheffield's form has spectacularly nosedived since. They finished ninth last season, and this season, they are winless in 17 games.


#2 Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)

Jurgen Klopp
Jurgen Klopp

One of the most important figures in the modern history of Liverpool Football Club, Jurgen Klopp was appointed at the club's helm in October 2015.

The Reds parted ways with Brendan Rodgers after a rocky start to the season, and the charismatic German arrived at Anfield with a mission to 'turn doubters into believers'.

More than five years later, Klopp delivered the Champions League and the Premier League, and it is now safe to say that he has achieved what he set out to.

In his first season in charge of the Reds, Klopp got Liverpool to two finals - both of which they lost - in the EFL Cup and Europa League. The next two seasons saw the Reds finish fourth in the Premier League, while in 2017-18, they made the Champions League final but lost to Real Madrid.

In 2018-19, Liverpool were involved in an epic title race in the Premier League, which they lost by a solitary point. However, they did win the UEFA Champions League.

Last season, Liverpool finished with 99 points, 18 clear of their nearest rivals, to end a 30-year wait to win a top-flight title.


#1 Sean Dyche (Burnley)

Sean Dyche
Sean Dyche

The longest-serving manager in the Premier League currently is Burnley's Sean Dyche, who was appointed as head coach of the Clarets in October 2012.

He brought Burnley up to the Premier League in his first full Championship season in charge. However, in the 2014-15 Premier League season, the Clarets couldn't survive and went sent straight back down.

However, they kept faith in Dyche and came straight back up. Since their return to the Premier League in 2016, Burnley have stayed there.

They finished seventh in the 2017-18 Premier League and qualified for Europa League football.

With a shoestring budget at most times, Dyche has done a sterling job to keep Burnley afloat in the Premier League and has built a team capable of frustrating the big boys and getting their fair share of results as well.

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