The youngest managers to win the Premier League title as Arteta ends Arsenal’s 22-year wait | OneFootball

Mikel Arteta has etched his name into Premier League history after guiding Arsenal to the title.

Arsenal's patient project with Arteta has been vindicated this season, afterthe Spaniard ended the club's 22-year wait to win the Premier League. Arsenal's appointment of Arteta was a leap of faith, hiring the former Gunners' captain despite no prior managerial experience.

He's had to learn on the job in North London, but is now aPremier League winner. The 44-year-old has become the second-youngest manager to win the Premier League title.

The youngest managers to win the Premier League

5. Pep Guardiola - 47 years and 87 days

Pep Guardiola's reputation preceded him before his arrival at Manchester City in 2016, though it's easy to forget that he had just seven seasons of top-tier managerial experience.

The Spaniard had won six league titles and two Champions League trophies across spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and it did not take long to find success with the Cityzens.

In his second season, Guardiola led Manchester City to the title with a record-breaking 100-point haul. It was the first of six league titles won at the Etihad during a trophy-laden decade.

4. Arne Slot - 46 years and 222 days

Liverpool turned to Arne Slot in 2024 when tasked with the challenge of replacing Jurgen Klopp. Slot had impressed in the Netherlands at Feyenoord and made an immediate impact. The Dutchman's dream debut season saw Liverpool win the Premier League, securing only the club's second league title of the Premier League era.

3. Kenny Dalglish - 44 years and 71 days

Kenny Dalglish made his first move into management as player-manager of Liverpool at 34, and had accrued a decade in the dugout by the time he ledBlackburn Rovers to the Premier League in 1995.

With local businessman Jack Walker bankrolling Blackburn's bold ambitions, Rovers pipped Manchester United to the title in 1994/95. It was a fourth top-flight title for Dalglish, who had won three as Liverpool manager before the Premier League era.

2. Mikel Arteta - 44 years and 54 days

Mikel Arteta is the second-youngest title-winning manager of the Premier League era. Arteta inherited an Arsenal side struggling to replicate past glories and had to ride an early storm before signs of progress shone through.

He won the FA Cup in his debut campaign before overseeing steady progress in the league. After three consecutive runners-up finishes, Arsenal overcame all to be crowned Premier League champions in 2025/26, ending 22 years of hurt.

1. Jose Mourinho - 42 years and 94 days

Jose Mourinho certainly made an entrance when he rocked up in the Premier League in 2004. Having guided FC Porto to a remarkable Champions League triumph, Mourinho took the reins at Chelsea and announced himself as 'The Special One'.

Mourinho's self-confidence was vindicated as Chelsea romped to the Premier League title in his first season, winning 95 points and conceding a record-low of just 15 goals all season.

At 42, he became the youngest Premier League-winning manager, and followed that up with another championship to make it back-to-back title wins. Mourinho won a third Premier League title with Chelsea in 2015 after returning for a second spell.