The Premier League’s tenure list has a new leader as Pep Guardiola has concluded his time at Manchester City in what was a decade of winning at the helm.
Mikel Arteta, coincidentally the reigning Premier League champion is now the longest-tenured PL boss having led Arsenal since December 22, 2019.
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No, it isn’t a long-term business. In fact, eight of the 20 Premier League managers have only been on the job since June or later.
This is Premier League management, and changes will happen again and again — Only three active Premier League managers enter the 2026-27 season having been in their job for three or more years.
Let’s take a run through the men who have hopped on the Premier League managerial roller coaster.
Premier League managers by tenure
- Mikel Arteta, Arsenal — December 22, 2019
- Eddie Howe, Newcastle United — November 8, 2021
- Unai Emery, Aston Villa — November 1, 2022
- Daniel Farke, Leeds United — July 4, 2023
- Regis Le Bris, Sunderland — July 1, 2024
- Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton & Hove Albion — July 2, 2024
- Frank Lampard, Coventry City — November 28, 2024
- David Moyes, Everton — January 11, 2025
- Sergej Jakirović, Hull City — June 11, 2025
- Keith Andrews, Brentford — June 27, 2025
- Michael Carrick Manchester United — January 13, 2026
- Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham Hotspur — March 31, 2026
- Marco Rose, Bournemouth — June 1, 2026
- Andoni Iraola, Liverpool — June 4, 2026
- Pierre Sage, Crystal Palace — June 15, 2026
- Gary O’Neil, Ipswich Town — June 23, 2026
- Enzo Maresca, Manchester City — June 29, 2026
- Xabi Alonso, Chelsea — July 1, 2026
- Oliver Glasner, Nottingham Forest — July 6, 2026
- Alvaro Arebola, Fulham — July 7, 2026
*Ipswich Town, Hull City, and Coventry City were promoted after the 2025-26 Championship seasons.
Who was the longest-tenured Premier League manager?
It’s difficult to imagine anyone doing the job longer than the legend who lasted nearly 10,000 days.
Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge of Manchester United from November 6, 1986 to June 1, 2023, a span of 9,704 days that are unlikely to be replicated by anyone else.
Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal tenure runs second, and he’s actually managed more PL games than Ferguson due to the date of the schedule’s expansion. Wenger has managed 828 games, 18 more than Ferguson.
Who has managed the most Premier League clubs?
Sam Allardyce has run nine clubs, each once.
Roy Hodgson and Mark Hughes have managed six different clubs.
Steve Bruce, Harry Redknapp, and Alan Pardew are next with five.
List of Premier League title-winning managers
- Alex Ferguson, Manchester United — 13 titles
- Pep Guardiola, Manchester City — 6
- Jose Mourinho, Chelsea — 3
- Arsene Wenger, Arsenal — 3
- Kenny Dalglish, Blackburn Rovers — 1
- Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea — 1
- Roberto Mancini, Manchester City — 1
- Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City — 1
- Claudio Ranieri, Leicester City — 1
- Antonio Conte, Chelsea — 1
- Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool — 1
- Arne Slot, Liverpool — 1
- Mikel Arteta, Arsenal — 1
