'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
#3 Wayne Rooney
Manchester United's all-time top scorer Wayne Rooney is performing a footballing miracle managing Derby County FC in the EFL Championship. They were given a 21-points deduction at the start of the season for violating EFL financial regulations. Despite that, the Derbyshire-based club somehow have a fighting chance to avoid relegation.
Trending
Under the Englishman's composed and organized leadership, Derby County have refused to give up on staying in the Championship this season. The team's mentality is a testament to Rooney's playing career, a hardworking player known for never giving up easily. Since November, the Rams have earned a total of 24 points out of a possible 45, with seven wins and three draws.
The 36-year-old rejected Everton's approach in January to become the manager of his boyhood club this season. He stated that his loyalties lie with the relegation battle at Derby. If the Rams avoid relegation at the end of the season, Rooney's first full season as manager will be one for the history books.
#2 Mikel Arteta
The former Spain international has always had his critics, first during his playing days and now managing days for Arsenal. But as of February 2022, the Gunners have a realistic chance to play in the UEFA Champions League next season. They are four points off fourth place with three games in hand under Arterta's leadership this season.
After winning back-to-back trophies in the FA cup and the FA Community Shield, Arteta had a successful beginning to the managerial life at Arsenal. But his bright start fizzled out in his first full season where Arsenal finished eighth in the Premier League.
Putting the failures of the 2020-21 season behind, the 39-year-old has finally formulated a squad which he can call his own. The likes of Martin Odegaard proved that Arteta has revolutionized the transfer policy at Arsenal, preferring promising youth over experience.
The claim was further solidified by the 39-year-old sanctioning the departures of Mesut Ozil and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
#1 Julian Nagelsmann
Arguably managing the biggest club on this list, Julian Nagelsmann's momentous rise to fame has caught the eye of the entire footballing world. The German burst onto the scene as the youngest manager in the history of the Bundesliga.
The then 28-year-old Nagelsmann took charge over 1899 Hoffenheim. The club were 17th and had dug deep into the relegation zone. The German led his team to seven victories out of the final 14 games of the season, driving them to safety. With the positive momentum of the 2015-16 season, the club finished a historic fourth in the 2016-17 season qualifying for the UEFA Champions league.
Nagelsmann later went on to manage RB Leipzig for a period of two years where he had a win percentage of 56.84. Finally, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich came calling, and the 34-year-old German manager was instated as the head coach of the Bavarian club this season.
