Jack Wilshere has blasted Jamie Carragher for his claims that Jurgen Klopp ranks above Arsene Wenger as a better manager and has called on the ex-Liverpool defender ‘not to be so biased.’ 

Carragher seemingly came to this conclusion based on the teams Klopp competed against and the trophies he won. Klopp came to Anfield in October 2015 and put an end to his nine-year stay at the club this season.

Overall, he managed Liverpool for 489 matches across competitions and won the Premier League and Champions League once each, among other trophies. Providing his take on this debate, Carragher wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter):

“Klopp won the CL and got to another three finals in his career. Wenger got to one final.

“Wenger was a genius competing with Utd with less money, but when Chelsea came they couldn’t compete. Klopp has competed with City/ United/ Chelsea all spending a billion quid!!!

Although Wenger failed to win a European trophy during his tenure at the Emirates, he is regarded as one of the greatest ever managers to have worked in England. In his 20-year-plus tenure with the Gunners, Wenger managed the club for 1234 matches across competitions.

He won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups. During Wenger’s league success in the 2003/04 campaign, Arsenal went the entire season without losing a single match.

However, the closest the Frenchman’s team went to winning the Champions League was the 2006 final, which the Gunners lost 2-1 to Barcelona.

Ex-Liverpool man Jamie Carragher fails to include Jurgen Klopp in his top three Premier League managers of all time

Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher believes Jurgen Klopp would not break into the top three Premier League managers of all time. He placed former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho in third and opted for ex-Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in second.

In first place, he went with current Manchester City head Pep Guardiola, the man with whom Klopp competed throughout his stay at Liverpool.

“I’d go Pep, Ferguson, Jose because he came back and won the league with Chelsea, then Klopp next.”

It’s quite hard to look past Guardiola, the man who led Manchester City to a fourth league title in a row this season. The Spanish tactician has won six Premier League titles in seven seasons and has a UEFA Champions League trophy to his name.

Meanwhile, Sir Alex managed to win the English first-division title 13 times with Manchester United and led his team to Champions League glory twice. Lastly, Mourinho is a three-time Premier League winner with Chelsea.

Jack Wilshere rails against Jamie Carragher’s claims that ‘Jurgen Klopp is a BETTER manager than Arsene Wenger’… as he calls on ex-Liverpool defender ‘not to be so biased’
Jamie Carragher claimed Jurgen Klopp was a better coach than Arsene Wenger 

He believes Klopp’s Champions League victory put him ahead of Wenger 

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Jack Wilshere has blasted Jamie Carragher for his claims that Jurgen Klopp ranks above Arsene Wenger as a better manager and has called on the ex-Liverpool defender ‘not to be so biased.’
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It came after Klopp said farewell to Anfield on Sunday, following nearly nine years in charge at the club. The German is widely regarded as one of the best managers of the Premier League era, guiding the Reds to a Premier League title, FA Cup and two Carabao Cups, while clinching the Champions League in 2019.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Carragher reflected on his top-five managers of the Premier League era, stating: ‘I would put him [Jurgen Klopp] above Wenger, with the only reason being the Champions League.’

His comments appeared to infuriate Wilshere, who had risen through the academy ranks at the north London club to hone his skills under the legendary Arsenal boss, Wenger.

Klopp won eight major titles during his tenure as Liverpool managerWenger meanwhile oversaw 1234 games as Arsenal boss, and won three Premier League titlesJack Wilshere blasted Carragher for his opinion on X (formerly Twitter) calling for him ‘not to be so biased’Carragher (pictured) had also placed Pep Guardiola ahead of Sir Alex Ferguson in his rankings

‘[It is] unbelievable how he [Klopp] transformed Liverpool but Arsene’s legacy in the premier league is second to none,’ Wilshere wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

‘Sorry Jamie but you are miles off it, please don’t be so biased and respect Arsene and what he did over a longer period, including leading the only team in the premier league to be invincible.’

Carragher’s rankings 

1) Pep Guardiola

2) Sir Alex Ferguson

3) Jose Mourinho

4) Jurgen Klopp

5) Arsene Wenger

Carragher had placed Pep Guardiola at the top of his managerial rankings, notably above serial Premier League winner Sir Alex Ferguson, with the Spanish manager having clinched four consecutive league titles with Man City, while also completing the Treble last season.

But Wilshere, who is currently coaching Arsenal’s U18 side after retiring from professional football in 2022, continued to emphasise the impact that Wenger had on the Premier League with his Arsenal sides of the naughties.

He said: ‘Everyone appreciates what Pep has done and changed the way we see football in this country but don’t forget AW [Wenger] had a similar effect when he came in 1996!’

Speaking directly to Carragher, he added: ‘You know that era better than me and witnessed it so let’s not forget that!’

Wenger would take charge in October 1996 and would oversee 1234 matches with the north London club across a 22-year period. In that time he would win three league titles and seven FA Cups, but would not win the Champions League.

Wilshere (left) hailed Wenger (right) for his influences on the Premier League, having honed his craft under the legendary Arsenal bossCarragher claimed that Klopp ranks above Wenger (pictured) because the German won the Champions League, while the ex-Arsenal boss did notWilshere (pictured), who now manages Arsenal U18, added that he thought Carragher’s view was ‘miles off it’

Carragher, further expanded on his opinion, stating that Wenger’s inability to win the illustrious European title was why he sits below Klopp in his rankings.

‘Arsenal didn’t quite crack that did they, but Klopp got to three finals, won it once, and I just think coming up against City and the points totals as well,’ he added, speaking on the Stick to Football Podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet.

‘I’d put Pep Guardiola top of Premier League [history]. Sir Alex Ferguson, what he did at Aberdeen, maybe puts him above Pep, but in terms of the Premier League, Guardiola has won six in seven [Premier League titles], and he’s only been here for eight years.

‘Ferguson would have only won his first once after being there for seven years. I’d go Pep, Ferguson, Jose [Mourinho] because he came back and won the league with Chelsea, then Klopp next [then Wenger].’