Mourinho tops post-Alex Ferguson Manchester United manager rankings | OneFootball

After the recent dismissal of Ruben Amorim, the UK newspaper The Telegraph published the ranking of Manchester United managers post-Alex Ferguson, and José Mourinho appeared in first place.

Meanwhile, Ruben Amorim appeared only in eighth place, justifying the club's decision to opt for his dismissal. Ralf Rangnick appeared in the last position.

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José Mourinho

The “Special One,” as he is known, held the position of manager of the English club between 2016 and 2018. During his tenure, as usual, the Portuguese collected controversies but also won titles, notably the Europa League in the 2016/17 season, the last major title for the Manchester team. Mourinho also won the English Super Cup and the English League Cup in the same season, in addition to maintaining a win rate of 58.3%, the best among the managers who held the position permanently during the period.

Currently, at 62 years old, Mourinho coaches the Benfica team and has had an irregular start. Despite being unbeaten in the Portuguese Championship, he is in third place, 10 points behind the leader Porto, which is having an almost flawless campaign. In the Champions League, the club had 4 defeats in its first 4 matches and is currently in 25th place with 6 points in 6 games, just one position below the qualification zone for the knockout stage of the competition.

Ruben Amorim

Placed in the eighth position of the ranking of 10 managers, the young Portuguese coach was dismissed last Monday, January 5, after a 1-1 draw with Leeds United. Amorim left the club with a win rate of 38.1%, the worst among all evaluated.

Hired in November 2024, he arrived with high expectations after great work at Sporting Lisbon, where he was a three-time Portuguese champion in 5 years. However, he was unable to overcome the “curse” of Manchester United and was another manager to perform poorly, end without titles, and leave through the “back door.”

In the 2024/25 season, the team led by Ruben Amorim finished the Premier League in a disappointing 15th place and reached the Europa League final, but was defeated by Tottenham 1-0.

Other Managers

Other names like Erik Ten Hag (2nd), Louis Van Gaal (5th), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (6th), David Moyes (9th), and Ralf Rangnick (10th) also appear in The Telegraph's ranking. They share the common criticism of their troubled tenures, which in no way came close to the glories achieved by Sir Alex Ferguson, reflecting the poor institutional and sporting moment the club is experiencing.

Alex Ferguson Era

The nearly 27 years between 1986 and 2013, during which Manchester United had the Scotsman Sir Alex Ferguson as manager, undoubtedly represented the most glorious era in the club's history. During this period, there were 1499 games, 902 wins, 326 draws, and 271 losses. The main achievements of the Ferguson era include the 2 Champions Leagues in the 1998/99 and 2007/08 seasons, and the impressive 13 English Championship titles.

Current Season

In the current season, Manchester United is not competing in European competitions and is in 6th place in the Premier League table with 31 points from 20 games. The performance in the league is better than last season, but it was not enough to keep Ruben Amorim in the managerial position, who even had a public conflict with the club's board.

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