The Greatest Premier League Rivalries
By Oli Dickson Jefford It has been almost 30 years since the old First Division merged into the Premier League, a moment that changed football both across the UK and the globe. The Premier League has made superstars of its biggest players and managers and turned its clubs into some of the biggest teams in the sporting world. The past 30 years has delivered some classic encounters, more often than not fuelled by some key rivalries across both players and managers. We take a look at some of the biggest rivalries of the Premier League era. Alex Ferguson v Arsene Wenger No rivalry defines the Premier League era like Ferguson v Wenger. Between 1996 and 2004 the title was won by either Manchester United or Arsenal, with arguably the two greatest managers of the Premier League era bringing English football to new heights. United and Arsenal were each other’s biggest rivals in this era and while there was respect between the two managers, there was also a great deal of animosity. Ferguson once...