Top 10 managers of the 2017/18 season

#2 Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola's Man City dominated the EPL like never before

Wow. Just how exhilarating Manchester City's brand of football has been this season! And the credit goes to? None other than the bald-headed genius - Josep Guardiola.

If any coach wants to learn the secrets of bringing the best out of multiple players in a single campaign, the Spaniard is the manager to follow.

Guardiola did it at Barcelona in his formative years as a coach and successfully emulated that feat in England this season. Each of the Citizens' players, especially Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi, have had a season to remember in the ages to come.

Pretty much, the well-oiled Man City juggernaut set the Premier League alight to such an extent that Manchester United's 81-point haul this term looks downright mediocre when compared to the 100 points they yielded in the league. Make no mistake, 81 points are enough to win a league title, but City's extraordinary season has indirectly overshadowed all the good that Mourinho has done at United this season.

The Citizens broke a number of long-standing records in the EPL viz. most points (100), most away points (50), most points ahead of second (19), most wins (32), most away wins (16), most goals (106), best goal difference (+79), most consecutive victories (18), biggest share of away possession (82.13%), fewest minutes losing (153) and quickest team to score 100 goals (35 matches).

All this is a result of the Spaniard's old yet exciting possession-based style of play that places a great deal of emphasis on the attack.

If only Guardiola's men would have reached the semi-finals in the UCL, he would have clinched the no.1 spot on this list for sure.