Don Robbie

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...

By Oli Dickson Jefford The Premier League boasts some of the best managers in the world with Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Jurgen Klopp and Antonio Conte all in the dugouts. While these were all established names before being hired by their current clubs, all managers have to start somewhere. Of the other managers in the Premier League, there are a handful who could find themselves in a ‘top six’ job one day- here are a few of them. Graham Potter Potter forged a strong reputation at Östersunds in Sweden, and also stabilised Swansea during his time in Wales. Since moving to Brighton in 2019, the 46-year-old has continued to receive praise for maximising his squad’s potential. Brighton may have issues scoring but the side is well-organised and the Seagulls are flying high this season, sitting in the top half of the table - Potter deserves huge credit for that. He could already be a top six manager, reportedly rejecting the advances of Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy this summer. However, ...