Take a look at all the managers that have taken charge since the legendary Alex Ferguson retired. Manchester United appointed Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach on 01st November 2024, their sixth permanent head since Sir Alex Ferguson retired after managing them to their last league title in 2013.
Following is a list of permanent and meantime managers who have taken charge at United following Ferguson’s retirement:
1.David Moyes
In charge : 1st July ,2013 – 22th April,2014
Matches : 51
Win -Draw-Loss : 27-9-15
Trophies won : 1(Community Shield)
Moyes was selected to succeed Ferguson after 11 years at Everton but found it hard to fill his fellow Scotsman’s shoes.
2. Ryan Giggs (caretaker)
In charge :22th April, 2014 -11th May, 2014
Matches : 4
Win -Draw-Loss : 2-1-1
Trophies won : 0
3. Louis van Gaal
In charge : 16th July, 2014 – 23th May, 2016
Matches : 103
Win -Draw-Loss : 54-25-24
Trophies won : 1 (FA cup)
Van Gaal arrived at United as one of the most respected managers of his generation, after spanning over two decades with successful spells at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Ajax Amsterdam and the Netherlands national team.
4. Jose Mourinho
In charge : 27th May, 2016 – 18th Dec, 2018
Matches : 144
Win -Draw-Loss : 84-32-28
Trophies won : 3 (Europa League, League cup, Community Shield)
5. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
In charge : 19th December 2018( On interim basis, becomes permanent in March 2019) – 21th Nov, 2021
Matches : 168
Win -Draw-Loss : 91-37-40
Trophies won : 0
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won 14 of his 19 matches before being made permanent boss, but inconsistency plagued United for the rest of his stay.
6. Michael Carrick (Caretaker)
In charge : 21th Nov, 2021- 2nd December,2021
Matches : 3
Win -Draw-Loss : 2-1-0
Trophies won : 0
He appointed caretaker manager for less than two weeks, marking the start of his managerial career. Carrick took over as Middlesbrough boss in 2022, where he remains in charge.
7. Ralf Rangnick (interim)
In charge : 3rd December, 2021- 22nd May, 2022
Matches : 29
Win -Draw-Loss : 11-10-8
Trophies won : 0
8. Erik ten Hag
In charge : 23th May, 2022 – 28th Oct, 2024
Matches : 128
Win -Draw-Loss : 70-23-35
Trophies won : 2(FA cup, League cup)
9. Ruud van Nistelrooy (interim)
In charge : 28th Oct, 2024 – 10th Nov, 2024
Matches : 1
Win -Draw-Loss : 1-0-0
Trophies won : 0
Van Nistelrooy, who won his match in charge when United beat Leicester city in the League cup on Wednesday, told he wants to remain part of the management team under Amorim.