Steven Gerrard could be the first English manager to win the Premier League

Not since Howard Wilkinson at Leeds United in 1992 has an English manager won the top flight title, meaning no boss from England has ever lifted the Premier League title.

Scottish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Chilean, Spanish and German managers have got their hands on the famous trophy but not an English one….yet.

There are certainly some candidates that have started to emerge in the English top flight and they will be battling it out to see who will end the wait for a home-grown manager to secure an elusive Premier League title.

Gerrard showing title promise

After a successful spell north of the border with Rangers, Steven Gerrard has made a positive start to the high-pressure life of a football manager.

Gerrard played a key role in halting Celtic’s dominance in Scotland, as last season he helped Rangers secure their first Scottish Premiership crown since the 2010-11 campaign.

A switch to Aston Villa during this current season seems like a positive next step, as Gerrard landed his first managerial job in the Premier League.

Understandably there has been plenty of speculation linking the Liverpool legend with a return to Anfield when Jurgen Klopp’s contract on Merseyside comes to an end in 2024.

With a talented squad and funds at his disposal at Anfield, Gerrard would certainly see his chances boosted of being the first English manager to win the Premier League title if he was to land the Liverpool job.

Before any of that can happen, Gerrard will know he must first impress at Villa Park.

A top-half finish this season would represent a solid start to life in the West Midlands for Gerrard, and Villa are at 42% in our market to earn a top-10 spot.

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Newcastle’s riches can give Howe a chance

While survival is the priority for Newcastle United this season, Magpies boss Eddie Howe could find himself at the helm of an exciting squad next term.

It looks set to be a busy January transfer window for the north-east outfit as they aim to climb out of the bottom three.

Howe, having impressed during his time at Bournemouth, was brought in earlier this season to replace Steve Bruce, in the hope his arrival would give the club a much-needed lift.

Results have not yet been forthcoming but new additions in January should give Howe the tools to turn things around at Newcastle, who are 43% in our market to be relegated from the Premier League this season.

If their top flight status is secured, then it should be an exciting summer for Newcastle supporters, with the club set to flex their financial might following their Saudi-led takeover last year.

The key for Howe this season is to prove to the new Newcastle hierarchy that he’s the man who should be leading a potentially star-studded Magpies team going forward. With that could come a Premier League title challenge down the line.

Potter tipped for bigger things

Graham Potter continues to work his magic at Brighton this season and there are suggestions that, with all due respect to the Seagulls, he could be set to move on to bigger and better things in the future.

Potter cut his teeth in the managerial game in the Allsvenskan in Sweden, as he caught the eye with his efforts at Östersunds.

After impressing at Swansea City for a solitary season, Potter is now working wonders at Brighton, who after last term’s struggles, are battling for a top-half finish this year.

Potter's passing brand of football has been drawing plenty of praise, with the 46-year-old being previously linked as a possible replacement for Mikel Arteta at Arsenal.

Should the Gunners fall away towards the end of the season, then Arteta’s role in north London could be in doubt.

Potter seems like a strong candidate to be a manager at Arsenal and with their squad he could be another Englishman challenging for a title.

Gerrard has the edge

When looking at all three potential candidates for a first English Premier League manager, it just seems Gerrard might have the edge.

Winning a title race in Scotland and dealing with the pressure of managing in the Old Firm hotbed that is Glasgow will stand Gerrard in good stead.

With a place in the Liverpool dugout seemingly there for the taking if he impresses at Aston Villa, Gerrard could find himself back at his beloved Anfield in 2024.

The former England midfielder of course missed out on a Premier League title as a player, and there will be no doubting his hunger to lift the trophy as a manager.

On Gerrard’s current trajectory, he looks to be the Englishman to beat Howe and Potter to the punch and lift that elusive trophy.