According to Souness, the two most influential managers in the 30-year history of the Premier League are Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola.
Wenger is the longest-serving manager in Premier League history, having managed the Gunners from 1996 to 2018. During that time, he won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups.
However, Souness believes that Wenger’s achievements and influence in the Premier League are much lesser in comparison to Ferguson and Guardiola.
Souness has claimed that Wenger had a very impressive first ten years as the Arsenal manager but did not do particularly well after that.
The former Liverpool player has also credited Sir Alex Ferguson for rebuilding his Manchester United side successfully time and again. He told talkSPORT:
Souness has hailed Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola for bringing a whole new dimension to the English game. He added:
Arsenal are where they are thanks to Arsene Wenger
Regardless of Arsene Wenger’s achievements at Arsenal, his contributions towards the club cannot be underestimated.
During his early years at the club, the Frenchman made the Gunners a force to reckon with, emerging as the biggest challengers to Manchester United.
However, as the north Londoners moved to their new stadium, leaving Highbury, things started to go downhill.
Tight finances meant that Arsenal had to part ways with their star players almost every season.
But Wenger ensured that the Gunners were still competitive and qualified for the Champions League almost every season.
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