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Reaching 150 Premier League wins is no small achievement, and doing it quickly requires the right blend of quality squads, tactical know-how and sustained success stretched across a number of seasons.
It's a landmark that some managers never reach, while others have blitzed through it in a handful of years, thanks to periods of serious dominance. Some of the competition's greatest managers needed well over 400 games to get there, while others reached the milestone in a fraction of that.
Using data from Opta, here's a countdown of the 11 fastest managers to 150 Premier League wins, working from the slowest of this elite group, all the way up to the very quickest of them all.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at Wembley Stadium in 2009
Harry Redknapp sits at the foot of this list, needing 433 matches to reach 150 Premier League victories across a lengthy career at clubs including West Ham, Portsmouth, Tottenham and QPR. Just ahead of him is Mark Hughes on 422 games, followed by David Moyes on 374, with both men building their totals gradually through spells with sides rarely challenging at the top of the table.
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Mauricio Pochettino reached the mark in 294 games, largely thanks to his spell at Tottenham, while Rafael Benitez needed 286, built around his successful Liverpool era. Arsene Wenger rounds out this half of the list on 258 games, a reflection of the success Arsenal enjoyed for much of his 22-year reign, including the famous Invincibles campaign.
11 Quickest Managers to 150 Premier League Wins 11th-6th
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Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with the Premier League trophy
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with the Premier League trophy
Mikel Arteta kicks off the top five as the newest entry to this list, reaching 150 wins in just 249 games, a mark that places him ahead of several of the competition's most decorated managers. Sir Alex Ferguson isn't far behind on 247 matches. The Manchester United legend would have been sitting on the top of this list for some years before the next three managers entered the league.
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Jurgen Klopp reached the landmark in 237 games. The German's high-pressing style helped transform Liverpool into title winners for the first time since 1990. Jose Mourinho needed just 231 matches. Mouinho achieved his 150 wins across two spells at Chelsea, as well as Manchester United, and didn't require any of his wins as Tottenham manager factoring in.
Topping the entire list is Pep Guardiola, who reached 150 Premier League wins in a remarkable 204 games, 27 ahead of Mourinho in second. Such a record will likely take a number of years to break, and it's a reflection of one of the most dominant periods in Premier League history with Manchester City.