Zidane> PepNo opinion on this except for that it is definitely not Pep.
Arsene Wenger is the numbro uno.
Zidane> Pep
As a player and a manager
In retriospect I think what marks Fergerson out as the greatest was the post Chelsea/Man City cash influx years. Man Utd have pushed up their spending post Fergerson but in that period he was at a pretty clear spending disadvantage yet still managed to finished in the top 2 for his last 8 seasons winning 5 titles. Since then no titles and only one top 2 finish.
I think some of his greatest achievements are actually what he was able to do with Aberdeen, considering only one other club have taken a single league title off the old firm since the 1960s, winning a European trophy with them is pretty mad too.
Yeah, Fergie won a lot, but his teams didn't play particularly memorably nor did he really establish a "style."
On the other hand, Lord Pep won a lot AND he gave us the greatest show the game has ever seen with Barcelona. His style was so influential that every damn club has tried to play like them since. Everyone's trying to play it out the back, short passes only, lots of possession. Even English clubs are doing this!
And he's replicated (roughly) this at Bayern and City. Pep the GOAT, contest over.
Fergie had the ability of making mediocre players look good, signing young talent and making them into superstars.
Pep have been gifted world class teams soon as he starts his role as manager. Not denying pep is a good manager but he’s not fit to lace fergies boots