Man Utd Managers: All-time list of Red Devils bosses, and how long they lasted

Cameron Smith

• Updated: 6 Jan 2026 06:57 CST
• 3 min read

Analysis

Manchester United are the most successful club in the Premier League era, but the Red Devils have not won the top flight since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.

The Scotsman is arguably the greatest manager in football history and his departure from Old Trafford has left a gigantic hole at the club.

Erik ten Hag’s appointment in 2022 brought silverware back to the red side of Manchester as they won the 2023 Carabao Cup and 2024 FA Cup but Man Utd's fortunes continue to be bleak as they have fallen well short of challenging for the major honours of the Premier League and Champions League.

The Dutchman was sacked as Man Utd manager in October 2024 with a win percentage of 54.7%, which despite his struggles still gave the Dutchman the third-best win rate in the club's history. Only Ferguson’s 59.7% and Jose Mourinho's 58% better the win record of Ten Hag.

Ruben Amorim joined Man Utd from Sporting CP in November 2024 but struggled to improve the team despite being given hundreds of millions of pounds to spend in the transfer market.

In his first term in charge, Man Utd suffered their worst-ever Premier League finish down in 15th.

In January of 2026, the Portuguese was sacked as head coach with a win percentage of just 38.71%.

Surprisingly, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, David Moyes and Louis van Gaal all bettered Sir Matt Busby’s win percentage during their respective time as Man Utd manager.

In total, Man Utd have had 24 different permanent managers during the club’s history, with the aforementioned Busby and Walter Crickmer both enjoying two spells in charge.

Man Utd managers list

Who is the current Man Utd manager?

Man Utd are again looking for a new manager following Amorim's dismissal

Former midfielder and current youth team coach Darren Fletcher has been put in caretaker charge of this week's match against Burnley in the Premier League.