3) Sir Alex Ferguson

Ferguson was a giant of the British game during his legendary tenure at Manchester United. So much so, that it is often forgotten just how successful he was during his time in charge of Aberdeen. Domestically the manager managed to break the Old Firm’s dominance by winning the Scottish championship. His greatest triumph in charge of the Scottish side must be seen as his 1983 European Cup Winners’ Cup campaign, with Aberdeen defeating the mighty Real Madrid 2-1 in the final. The Scotsman would add the 1991 European Cup Winners’ Cup to his collection during his, less successful, early years at Manchester United. Whilst Ferguson’s dominance of the British game for all of the Premier League era goes unquestioned, his critics have often argued he should have won more than the two Champions League titles he did, in 1999 and 2008 respectively. Although, the 1999 triumph is considered one of the tournament’s greatest, with United only equalising and then taking the lead in second half stoppage time.

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