Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt rank all seven Man Utd managers post-Sir Alex Ferguson and agree on No 1 pick

Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt dropped their collective verdict on the seven Manchester United managers who have occupied the Old Trafford hot seat after Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

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One win from eight Premier League matches has left Carrick facing the potential sack, as Man Utd suffered a 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth in their latest setback.

Carrick became the seventh permanent United head coach back in May after he succeeded Ruben Amorim, who was sacked by the Red Devils in January.

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Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt reach the same conclusion on Jose Mourinho after Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man Utd exit

Manchester United have not won the Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out of Old Trafford after the 2012-13 campaign. Since Ferguson’s retirement as Man Utd manager in 2013, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have led United to their best Premier League finish in 2018 and 2021 respectively.

Jose Mourinho, who returned to Real Madrid in the summer, was the third permanent Man Utd manager post-Ferguson after Louis van Gaal and David Moyes. The 63-year-old Portuguese coach led United to a Europa League trophy and a League Cup in his debut season at Old Trafford after he replaced Louis van Gaal.

Speaking on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt did not think twice about naming the ‘Special One’ as United’s best manager since Ferguson exited the Premier League club.

“Jose is number one, isn’t he?” Scholes immediately asked.

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Responding to the 51-year-old United legend, Butt said: “Jose’s number one, 100 per cent, just by the facts of what he’s won for this club.”

Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt’s seven Man Utd managers, both past and present, ranked in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era at Old Trafford:

• 7. Ruben Amorim

• 6. Michael Carrick

• 5. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

• Erik ten Hag

• 3. David Moyes

• 2. Louis van Gaal

• 1. Jose Mourinho

Scholes reinforced his backing of Mourinho outside of his silverware achievements by pointing to the former Man Utd boss’ “58 per cent win rate” at Old Trafford. During his Old Trafford reign from 2016 to 2018, Mourinho took charge of United for 144 matches and oversaw 84 victories and only 28 defeats for the Red Devils.

Mourinho’s time at the Red Devils came to an end during the 2018-19 Premier League season after he was sacked from his role at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to United as caretaker manager in 2018 before he permanently succeeded Mourinho in 2019.