Alex Ferguson: Former Man Utd manager ranked No.1 in 50 greatest football managers of all-time
- Alex Ferguson has been ranked as the greatest manager of all-time by FourFourTwo
- The 79-year-old was at the dugout for Manchester United between 1986 and 2013
- Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Pep Guardiola are also ranked in the top 50
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As Sir Alex Ferguson clocks 79, many believe he remains the greatest manager of all time and the former Manchester United boss, despite his age, continues to grace football games.
It is evident that his love for the Red Devils remains as strong as ever, but where does he rank among other great tacticians that the world has witnessed?
In the latest compilation by UK outlet FourFourTwo, impressive tacticians Marcelo Bielsa, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Joachim Low are surprisingly out of the top 50, including Claudio Ranieri.
However, below are the top 50 greatest managers of all time according to the compilation:
50. George Graham
49. Aime Jacquet
48. Luis Aragones
47. Otto Rehhagel
46. Bobby Robson
45. Bill Struth
44. Tele Santana
43. Diego Simeone
42. Albert Batteux
41. Rafa Benitez
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40. Jill Ellis
39. Luiz Felipe Scolari
38. Udo Lattek
37. Guus Hiddink
36. Zinedine Zidane
35. Bill Nicholson
34. Viktor Maslov
33. Kenny Dalglish
32. Jupp Heynckes
31. Helmut Schon
30. Jock Stein
29. Jurgen Klopp
28. Jose Villalonga
27. Mario Zagallo
26. Alf Ramsey
25. Herbert Chapman
24. Fabio Capello
23. Arsene Wenger
22. Bob Paisley
21. Bela Guttmann
20. Louis van Gaal
19. Nereo Rocco
18. Carlo Ancelotti
17. Ottmar Hitzfeld
16. Miguel Munoz
15. Vicente del Bosque
14. Giovanni Trapattoni
13. Marcelo Lippi
12. Jose Mourinho
11. Brian Clough
10. Valeriy Lobanovskyi
9. Ernst Happel
8. Helenio Herrera
7. Matt Busby
6. Arrigo Sacchi
5. Pep Guardiola
4. Bill Shankly
3. Johan Cruyff
2. Rinus Michels
1. Alex Ferguson
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Cristiano Ronaldo has penned an emotional note to former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson who clocks 79 on New Year Eve; saying he is like a father to him.
It was gathered through former Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon that Ferguson persuaded the club to sign Ronaldo in 2003.
The Red Devils spent much of the summer of that year in pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain forward Ronaldinho, who was one of the game’s most high-profile players after shining for Brazil in their World Cup triumph the previous summer.
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