Only seven Premier League managers have ever achieved a season with over 89 points in the league, including current Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners have started the season off well, winning three of their four opening games in the Premier League. Furthermore, their most recent win was an emphatic 3-0 triumph over Ange Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest.
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It leaves them second in the Premier League table, behind only Liverpool, who they finished second to last season. Beyond that, Arsenal have finished second in the last three Premier League seasons, but are yet to win a league title.
Many have argued that Arteta is failing as he hasn’t won a Premier League title yet, but is that really true? There are seven Premier League managers to have over 89 points in a league season, and Arteta finds himself in incredible company, so he must be doing something right…
Arteta stands alongside Ferguson, Guardiola, Klopp and more
Considering that Arteta gets a lot of criticism for not getting Arsenal over the line, he has certainly developed one of the best squads in the club’s history, there is no doubting that.
The closest Arsenal have come to winning the league under Arteta was in the 2023/24 season, when they finished on 89 points, just two behind champions Manchester City. There are only six other managers who have ever managed that points tally or higher before in the Premier League era, and it is very impressive.
Arteta is just 43 years-old, and considering that his Arsenal squad seems to be in the best position its ever been, an 89 point season is surely going to become the norm for the Arsenal boss rather than the dream.
The seven managers to earn over 89 points in the Premier League…
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United
Arsene Wenger, Arsenal
Jose Mourinho, Chelsea
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool
Antonio Conte, Chelsea
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal
Does Arteta deserve the criticism he gets for not winning a league title, or should the Arsenal boss be praised more for the job he’s done at the Emirates?
Click here to see Arsenal’s first team squad heading into their next game against Man City on Sunday.