It might not happen after all. But if it does – and it will take a miracle from here – Mikel Arteta will become the youngest-ever manager to win the Premier League. Aged 41, Arteta and Arsenal have had their best-ever season this campaign after multiple seasons of heartbreak and mediocrity.
The English Premier League is one of the world’s most competitive and thrilling football leagues, and it has produced some of the game’s best managers. With his 41st Birthday just past him, Arteta could become one of the youngest managers to ever win the league, but who has been the youngest manager to lift the Premier League trophy over the years?
Jose Mourinho – Chelsea 2004/05 (42 years, 94 days old)
Jose Mourinho arrived in England and immediately declared himself the ‘Special One’ after a successful spell in charge of Porto. He quickly became the ‘Youngest One’ too, winning the title during his first season in charge. Chelsea did it by losing just one league game all season and finished 12 points clear of Arsenal.
Mourinho’s defensive acumen was on full display all season, with the Blues conceding a scarcely believable 15 goals in 38 games – the fewest goals conceded in a single Premier League season.
Chelsea had finished second in the Premier League the season before under Claudio Ranieri and the Italian guided them to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Mourinho went one better in the league but could only manage a spot in the last four in the Champions League after losing to Liverpool in the semi-final.
Mourinho won the Premier League the following season as well aged 43, and it might be a while before another “Special One” breaks his record.
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Kenny Dalglish – Blackburn Rovers 1994/95 (45 years, 71 days old)
As a manager, Kenny Dalglish won the Premier League with both Blackburn and Liverpool – albeit doing it with the latter in the English top flight before it was rebranded in 1992. In the 1994-1995 season, he led Blackburn Rovers to the Premier League title. Dalglish, 44, took over as manager of Blackburn Rovers in 1991 after previously managing Liverpool, where he won multiple trophies.
He led the Rovers to their first league title in 81 years with a team built on a sturdy defence and a midfield including Tim Sherwood and Premier League’s all-time top…
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