Arsene Wenger’s management style is often criticised by those who seem to think his methods are outdated and he needs to move on from Arsenal.

However according to the UK workforce, he’s 14th, just behind former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, as part of a 20-man managerial list ranked by who’d be best able to make a move into a traditional working environment.

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José Mourinho, currently at the helm with Manchester United, unsurprisingly came bottom with 29% of 2,000 UK workers saying he was “arrogant”, despite 47% saying the Portuguese man was undeniably successful.

It was surprising to see the likes of fourth-placed Gareth Southgate, relatively unproven in management, as well as Harry Redknapp (10) and Brendan Rodgers (12) finish higher than Wenger in the table itself, though there is a range of different criteria that all coaches have to fulfil including passion, charisma and being determined.

The top three characteristics which sum up Arsene perfectly, according to the workers?

Successful (33%), loyal (28%) and driven (20%).

This just goes to show that despite the fact that success, especially in a results-driven business like football is desirable, it doesn’t always give you what you want in terms of reliability or a reputable image.