Boot-room icons, European Cup winners and modern rebuilders battle for Anfield supremacy. Who tops your list?
1Bill ShanklyThe Scot who rebuilt Liverpool from the Second Division in 1959, winning three league titles, two FA Cups and the 1973 UEFA Cup.1000pts
2Bob PaisleyLiverpool legend who won three European Cups in the late 1970s and early 1980s.999pts
3Kenny DalglishPlayer-manager who won the 1986 double in his first season and three league titles in total, then returned in 2011 to win the League Cup.916pts
4Rafael BenítezSpanish manager who masterminded the miraculous 2005 Champions League win in Istanbul.750pts
5George KayManager who guided Liverpool to the first post-war league title in 1947 and the 1950 FA Cup final.600pts
6Brendan RodgersNorthern Irish coach whose free-scoring side came within two points of the 2014 title, powered by Suárez, Sturridge and Sterling.520pts
7Tom WatsonLiverpool's longest-serving manager, who led the club from 1896 to 1915 and won its first two league titles in 1901 and 1906.428pts
8Arne SlotDutch coach who took over from Klopp and won the 2024-25 Premier League title in his first season.428pts
9Graeme SounessScottish midfield legend who managed Liverpool in the early 1990s.428pts
10Jürgen KloppCharismatic German boss who delivered Liverpool's sixth European Cup in 2019 and a Premier League title.323pts
11Gérard HoullierFrench manager who won the 2001 cup treble of FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup, re-establishing Liverpool as a force.0pts
12Roy EvansEnglish boss who guided the Liverpool 'Spice Boys' era of the mid-1990s.0pts
13Joe FaganWon the European Cup, First Division and League Cup treble in his first season as manager in 1983-84.
Photo credits
- Bill Shankly — Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brendan Rodgers — Geoffrey Hammersley, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Arne Slot — Carlo Bruil Fotografie, CC BY 2.0
- Gérard Houllier — gordonflood, CC BY 2.0
- Roy Evans — Jarvin, CC BY 3.0
- Joe Fagan — Unknown press photographer, rights holder
