The youngest managers to win the Premier League title as Arteta ends Arsenal’s 22-year wait
The youngest managers to win the Premier League
5. Pep Guardiola – 47 years and 87 days
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
3. Kenny Dalglish – 44 years and 71 days
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
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.
