Mikel Arteta es buscado en Google miles de veces al mes
- Arsenal's Mikel Arteta is the 6th most popular Premier League manager worldwide, with a reported 337,528 searches.
- Mikel Arteta is the UK's 10th most popular Premier League manager, being Googled 62,708 times.
Following Arsenal's 5-1 victory against previous champions, Manchester City, new data reveals how popular Mikel Arteta is in the UK and globally.
Online bookmakers, Betfree, have analysed the Google search data of all 29 Premier League managers across the UK and worldwide.
Four templates were used alongside each manager, including [manager] manager, [manager] football, [manager] soccer, [manager] Premier League.
The combined search volume for each manager’s terms was calculated over the past 12 months and then used to rank the managers from the highest number of average monthly searches to the lowest in both the UK and globally.
The most popular Premier League managers in the UK
| Rank | Manager | Club | Average monthly volume |
| 1 | Arne Slot | Liverpool | 263,489 |
| 2 | Ruben Amorim | Manchester United | 186,893 |
| 3 | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 186,426 |
| 4 | Eddie Howe | Newcastle United | 121,518 |
| 5 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Leicester City | 107,692 |
| 6 | Enzo Maresca | Chelsea | 102,051 |
| 7 | Ange Postecoglou | Tottenham Hotspur | 100,893 |
| 8 | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich | 67,710 |
| 9 | David Moyes | Everton | 62,885 |
| 10 | Mikel Arteta | Arsenal | 62,708 |
| 11 | Unai Emery | Aston Villa | 56,409 |
| 12 | Graham Potter | West Ham United | 47,035 |
| 13 | Thomas Frank | Brentford | 32,907 |
| 14 | Oliver Glasner | Crystal Palace | 29,390 |
| 15 | Vitor Pereira | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11,674 |
| 16 | Marco Silva | Fulham | 10,680 |
| 17 | Andoni Iraola | AFC Bournemouth | 8,226 |
| 18 | Ivan Juric | Southampton | 7,527 |
| 19 | Fabian Hürzeler | Brighton and Hove Albion | 6,168 |
| 20 | Nuno Espirito Santo | Nottingham Forest | 3,176 |
Arne Slot is the UK’s most popular Premier League manager, with an average of 263,489 searches reported per month. Globally, Slot is Googled an average of 1.2 million times per month, ranking second worldwide.
Slot's attacking style of play is praised by Liverpool fans as he keeps the team at the top of the table.
Coverage of Slot’s success has amplified his global profile as fans continue to discuss his tactics and potential.
Manchester United's newly appointed manager, Ruben Filipe Marques Diogo Amorim, is the UK’s second most popular manager, with a monthly average 186,893 Google searches reported.
Globally, Amorim also ranks third with 821,647 searches reported per month.
Ruben Amorim has been highly successful as the manager of Sporting CP in Lisbon, and since November 11 he began a new venture at Old Trafford.
With four major trophies, his managerial success has established him as one of the most promising young coaches in Europe.
Pep Guardiola is the UK’s third favourite manager, with an average of 186,426 searches reported per month.
Globally, Pep ranks the most popular manager, with 1.35 million searches worldwide.
Since joining Manchester City in 2016, Guardiola has transformed the club into one of the most successful teams in the Premier League.
Across the globe, Guardiola’s prior success with Bayern Munich and Barcelona led up to his Premier League arrival.
As of December 2024, Pep Guardiola has won 35 major trophies in his managerial career across different clubs.
Eddie Howe is the UK’s fourth most popular Premier League manager, with an average of 121,518 searches reported per month. He ranks 9th globally, with 171,211 searches per month worldwide.
Currently managing Newcastle United, Howe has become one of the most respected figures in English football.
Howe was appointed Newcastle United manager in November 2021, shortly after the club's Saudi-backed takeover.
Eddie Howe has won 3 major trophies in his managerial career as of December 2024.
The UK’s fifth most popular manager is Ruud van Nistelrooy, as the newly appointed Leicester manager, he is Googled an average of 107,692 times per month. Globally, van Nistelrooy is the fifth most popular manager, with 523,222 searches.
He is renowned for his prolific playing career, transitioned into football management with a series of notable appointments.
Van Nistelrooy began his managerial journey with PSV's youth teams, leading the U19 and U21 squads. In July 2024, he returned to Manchester United as an assistant coach under Erik ten Hag.
On November 29, 2024, van Nistelrooy was appointed head coach of Leicester City, succeeding Steve Cooper.
The most popular managers globally ranking sixth through to tenth are Mikel Arteta, Ange Postecoglou, Unai Emery, Eddie Howe, and Kieran McKenna.
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espírito Santo is the least popular manager across the UK and worldwide.
Gary Mchugh, Founder of Betfree says,
“As one of the most high-profile jobs in the UK and globally, a Premier League manager or head coach doesn't just have pressure from the internal league but also the fans and the media.
“The media plays a significant role in elevating the profiles of Premier League managers. Interviews and press conferences continue to put managers in the public eye.
“The global reach of the Premier League brings broad exposure and helps in creating international followings for managers as audiences want to know their every next move.”
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Sources: Google Keyword Planner
Methodology
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Google search data has been analysed, including all 29 Premier League managers across the UK and worldwide.
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Four templates were used alongside each manager, including [manager] manager, [manager] football, [manager] soccer, [manager] Premier League.
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The combined search volume for each manager’s terms was calculated over the past 12 months and then used to rank the managers from the highest number of average monthly searches to lowest in both the UK and globally.
The most popular Premier League managers globally
| Rank | Manager | Club | Average monthly volume
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| 1 | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 1,354,218 |
| 2 | Arne Slot | Liverpool | 1,295,988 |
| 3 | Ruben Amorim | Manchester United | 821,647 |
| 4 | Enzo Maresca | Chelsea | 552,124 |
| 5 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Leicester City | 523,222 |
| 6 | Mikel Arteta | Arsenal | 337,528 |
| 7 | Ange Postecoglou | Tottenham Hotspur | 323,902 |
| 8 | Unai Emery | Aston Villa | 203,085 |
| 9 | Eddie Howe | Newcastle United | 171,211 |
| 10 | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich | 146,928 |
| 11 | David Moyes | Everton | 131,408 |
| 12 | Graham Potter | West Ham United | 114,782 |
| 13 | Thomas Frank | Brentford | 98,433 |
| 14 | Oliver Glasner | Crystal Palace | 95,314 |
| 15 | Vitor Pereira | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 72,410 |
| 16 | Marco Silva | Fulham | 40,962 |
| 17 | Ivan Juric | Southampton | 39,518 |
| 18 | Andoni Iraola | AFC Bournemouth | 38,563 |
| 19 | Fabian Hürzeler | Brighton and Hove Albion | 21,040 |
| 20 | Nuno Espirito Santo | Nottingham Forest | 12,753 |
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