Arteta invites Wenger to return to Arsenal in some capacity
The Premier League has played host to the best managers in world football over the years with jobs at Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal all being regarded as some of the most enticing. Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson's reigns at Arsenal and United respectively will go down in history.
The new kids on the block soon arrived though as Jose Mourinho led a revolution at Chelsea before the likes of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp arrived at Manchester City and Liverpool.
Fans up and down the league have had mixed emotions towards their respective managers over the years.
United have struggled since Ferguson's retirement while Arsenal are similarly in a rebuilding stage.
Contrast that with life at City and Liverpool, where both Guardiol and Klopp are established icons among supporters.
But things could have turned out entirely differently in the Premier League if those managers had chosen different gigs. Express Sport takes an alternative look at how the Premier League's biggest clubs could have looked.
The Premier League in an alternative universe (Image: GETTY)
Pep Guardiola at Man Utd
If only the Red Devils had followed through with Guardiola's interest in the Old Trafford job.
Back in 2014, Guardiola admitted in 'Pep Confidential: The Inside Story of Pep Guardiola’s First Season at Bayern Munich' that he was keen on one day managing United.
“I like this atmosphere. I could see myself coaching here one day," he said.
Two years later and Guardiola did end up moving to Manchester, only to arch-rivals Manchester City.
That same year saw Mourinho take charge of United but the blue side of Manchester have grown in stature under Guardiola's guideship while United are without a major trophy since 2017.
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Arsenal ultimately lost out to Liverpool in the battle for Jurgen Klopp, but things could have been completely different had the Gunners sacked Arsene Wenger much earlier.
Roman Abramovich had reportedly held meetings with Simeone's sister, Natalia, who represented him at the time.
However, Atletico eventually won the battle and ended up choosing Antonio Conte in 2016 - arguably the carbon copy of Simeone in football management.
Chelsea have enjoyed huge success in spite of missing out on Simeone, but it sure would have been fun to see the Argentine in the dugout at Stamford Bridge.
Mourinho's adviser at the time, Jorge Baidek, revealed in 'Mourinho: Behind the Special One, from the origin to the glory' that Mourinho should have joined Liverpool after holding a meeting with Rick Parry.
Chelsea then seemingly swooped in before going on to become one of the game's greatest managers.
