The current manager of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, recently reached the landmark of achieving 500 Premier League goals on Tuesday, on their 7-0 victory against Leeds United. Here is the list of the quickest managers to secure this achievement.
Quickest managers to reach 500 goals
Jose Mourinho
Portuguese professional football manager, Jose Mourinho ranks fifth in the list of quickest managers to reach the 500 PL goal mark. He did the same in 289 games. An early success came in Mourinho’s career in 2005 and 2006 when he with Chelsea won back to back titles in these two years respectively.
Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger comes fourth in this list of registering 500 goals which he did in just 271 games. The Frenchman arrived in Arsenal in the mid-nineties and lead Arsenal to glory in various instances. In the most famous campaign of Arsenal in 2003 and 2004, where they emerged victoriously in every single game.
Alex Ferguson
One of the most successful managers of professional football is Sir Alex Ferguson, who achieved this landmark in only 265 games. He is arguably the greatest Premier League manager, who has 13 title reigns in his pocket. He was the manager of the Red Devils, Manchester United, where he had his highest-scoring season in 1999 and 2000, with an incredible record of 97 goals in only 38 games.
Jurgen Klopp
The second person on this list comes with the name of Jurgen Klopp. For a long time, he held the record of achieving this landmark the fastest, in 234 games. In his present reign, Liverpool has indeed been a phenomenal team, especially with the efficiency of Mohamed Salah who secured the Premier League Golden boot twice in 2017, and 2019.
Pep Guardiola
And the number one manager in this list to build a new record of being the quickest to 500 goals is Pep Guardiola. Guardiola achieved the feat after his team Manchester City registered a dominant victory over Leeds United.
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