The five big beasts are gone: who will be the Premier League’s next alpha manager? | Jonathan Wilson

<p>Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta is perhaps best placed to fill the void but the coaching contenders are legion as another season looms</p><p>This used to be a land of giants. This used to be a land where big men fought. This used to be a land where Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger tussled, then José Mourinho joined the fray. This used&nbsp;to be a land where Jürgen Klopp made Pep Guardiola reconsider, and he changed his style and won anyway.</p><p>Not any more. Next season will be the first since the inaugural Premier League in 1992 not to feature any of the five big managerial beasts – not Ferguson, not Wenger, not Mourinho, not Klopp and not Guardiola.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/02/premier-league-managers-arteta-alonso-de-zerbi-carrick-klopp-guardiola">Continue reading...</a>