Simply the best: Manchester United boss Sir Alex
Ferguson has been voted the greatest manager of all time by experts
behind the new Football Manager
2010
Sir Alex Ferguson may have enjoyed a trophy-laden career
with St Mirren, Aberdeen and Manchester United
but now it has been confirmed, the Scotsman is the greatest
football manager of all time.
Fresh off the back of a fine Champions League win in Moscow,
Fergie can now prepare for the clash with north west rivals
Liverpool safe in
the knowledge that he his held in higher regard than former Kop
boss Bill Shankly.
Ferguson who has won 33 trophies in 22 years at Old
Trafford topped the poll carried out by the makers of Football
Manager 2010 with 26 per cent of the vote, Shankly came in
third with just nine per cent.
1. Sir Alex Ferguson - 26 per cent
2. Sir Bobby Robson - 14%
3. Bill Shankly - 9%
4. Brian Clough - 8%
5. Sir Matt Busby - 6%
6. Sir Alf Ramsey - 5%
7. Jose Mourinho - 4%
8. Arsene Wenger - 3%
9. Bob Paisley - 2%
10. Jock Stein - 1%
As polled by Football Manager 2010
The poll features other Knights of the Realm such as the
late, great Sir Bobby Robson, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alf Ramsey but
despite their fine records, none of them can match Sir Alex's two
decade long domination of the English game.
Arsenal
boss Arsene Wenger, who is celebrating his 60th birthday, may be a
little miffed at coming just eighth and Old Big 'Ead Brian Clough
would have had a word or two to share on his fourth-place
standing.
The self-proclaimed 'Special One', Jose Mourinho polled just
four per cent of the vote.
Touchline legends: Late greats Sir Bobby Robson (2nd)
and Brian Clough (4th)
Another Premier League crown this year and United will finally
eclipse Liverpool's tally of 18 titles, plus Fergie will have the
completed the job he set out to do when he first arrived in
Manchester and knock his arch-rivals 'off their perch.'
