Liverpool have had some memorable managers within the Premier League period – however that hasn’t all the time been the case at Anfield.
Since Division One was given a facelift, the Reds have had 9 managers in complete, with Graeme Souness being the primary of a blended bunch.
We determined to see how every supervisor fared throughout their time within the Liverpool scorching seat and rank them from worst to finest.
9. Roy Hodgson
Hodgson is fondly remembered by a lot of the golf equipment he’s managed over a prolonged profession, however there’s no likelihood of that at Liverpool.
The legacy of his summer time signings Raul Meireles, Joe Cole, Christian Poulsen, Paul Konchesky, Brad Jones, Danny Wilson, Jonjo Shelvey and Milan Jovanovic says all it is advisable find out about Hodgson’s keep at Anfield, which solely lasted half a season.
8. Graeme Souness
The Scotsman was some participant, however he entered the Premier League period – or the Premiership because it was recognized then – with large names together with Ian Rush and John Barnes in addition to thrilling children Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler however nonetheless failed to complete above sixth in two seasons.
We’ll be form and provides him credit score for profitable the FA Cup in 1991-92, though that falls simply exterior of the Premier League period. It was truly in that very competitors that Souness misplaced his final straw, resigning in January 1994 after struggling a shock defeat to Bristol Metropolis.
7. Kenny Dalglish
Dalglish began out as caretaker supervisor after Hodgson’s dismissal in January 2011, however having overseen an increase in kind within the again finish of the marketing campaign, as Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll had been introduced in to interchange Chelsea-bound Fernando Torres, he was given a three-year contract.
He would solely see out yet one more season, although, after ending eighth within the league and making a number of ill-fated signings.
However there was a League Cup victory to take pleasure in in addition to an FA Cup closing. It’s arduous to guage the last word Liverpool legend too harshly.
6. Roy Evans
Evans took on a aspect that was devoid of confidence after Souness’ departure, making some astute signings and nurturing the membership’s younger expertise to assist them take a step up the desk – ending both third or fourth in all of his full campaigns.
Regardless of bringing in Stan Collymore and Patrik Berger, serving to Michael Owen come via and constructing squads that appeared able to being winners, the previous Liverpool participant might by no means fairly take the Reds up that subsequent stage.
He tasted victory within the League Cup, however ‘The Spice Boys’ had been overwhelmed by bitter rivals Manchester United the next marketing campaign. Gerard Houllier was initially meant to return in as Evans’ companion, however that didn’t work out and the Englishman left in 1998.
5. Brendan Rodgers
Rodgers was so near the everlasting glory of profitable Liverpool’s first Premier League trophy in 2013-14, just for it to be snatched away within the closing video games earlier than leaving the membership empty-handed lower than two years later.
He must be Liverpool’s most outstanding practically man in recent times, having additionally reached two semi-finals in a single season, simply to be overwhelmed by Aston Villa within the FA Cup and Chelsea within the League Cup. Interested by it, Rodgers’ time at Anfield was fairly brutal.
4. Arne Slot
Tough one, this. Slot gained Liverpool’s second Premier League title and first with followers allowed inside Anfield to witness it. He isn’t the Wario of Erik ten Hag.
However there are extra delicate verdicts too, alongside the accusation that the Dutchman gained the league with Klopp’s workforce.
Mohamed Salah carried Liverpool for the primary half of 2024-25, whereas their kind dropped off after an FA Cup exit to Plymouth in February 2025.
A number of accidents and dealing via the grief over Diogo Jota’s dying hampered Liverpool’s title defence, however a £400million summer time spend led to a scramble for Champions League qualification.
There have been mitigating circumstances, after all, however Slot’s second season was nothing wanting a catastrophe.
He leaves with good needs from Liverpool followers married to an acknowledgement that it’s the fitting choice.
3. Rafael Benitez
After succeeding Houllier, Benitez gained one much less trophy than the Frenchman however gained the competitors all people had wished throughout his first marketing campaign with the membership: Liverpool’s first Champions League in 21 years.
The early success continued with a dramatic FA Cup win in opposition to West Ham United in 2005-06. Issues weren’t all the time simple for the Spaniard, as he didn’t win a trophy after the 2006 Group Defend, coming runner-up within the Champions League and Premier League.
He ultimately left Anfield in the summertime of 2010 after ending seventh – with the eighth-placed end of 1993-94 being their solely worse Premier League inserting.
2. Gerard Houllier
Going it alone after Evans’ departure, Houllier didn’t have the simplest of begins to life at Anfield, however earned the respect of many and 5 trophies – the cup treble of 2000-01 undoubtedly ranks as his largest achievement within the Liverpool dugout.
He removed ‘The Spice Boys’ and promoted a much more disciplined membership tradition, whereas additionally giving higher prominence to the likes of Jamie Carragher, Owen and Steven Gerrard, ultimately being the person to make the latter captain.
In 2001-02, Houllier took the Reds to second place, one thing they hadn’t finished earlier than within the Premier League, however agreed to go away in 2004 after failing to mount a title problem in two seasons whereas dropping the followers and taking part in detrimental soccer.
However he’d earned Champions League qualification, permitting Benitez to go on and safe that historic victory.
1. Jurgen Klopp
There was by no means any doubt that the German can be topped Liverpool’s finest supervisor of the Premier League period – and lots of would argue he’s up there with Bob Shankly and Invoice Paisley
Not solely did he ship Liverpool’s long-awaited Premier League trophy, however gained one other Champions League 14 years after Benitez had managed it.
Klopp has additionally managed to win each home cups, the UEFA Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup whereas delivering a swashbuckling type of soccer.
It would take many years for Liverpool to actually change Klopp, doomed to be searching for him in every of his successors.
