Top 10 Best Premier League Teams of All Time

Arsenal's "Invincibles" side under Arsène Wenger went the entire 2003–04 Premier League season unbeaten — winning 26, drawing 12, losing 0 — the first top-flight English team to do so since Preston North End in 1889. The squad featured Thierry Henry (30 goals), Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, Ashley Cole, Freddie Ljungberg, and Sol Campbell. They finished with 90 points and a goal difference of +47. They were also unbeaten in the preceding season after Boxing Day 2002. No team has come close to replicating it since.

Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United side of 1998–99 won the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League in the same season — one of only three teams in history to achieve the domestic and European treble. They came from behind in the Champions League Final in the 93rd minute. Roy Keane, Peter Schmeichel, Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, David Beckham, and Jaap Stam formed the spine of one of the great European sides. They were Premier League champions on the final day of the season, won the FA Cup without conceding, and won Europe with a 10-man spirit.

José Mourinho's first Chelsea side set the Premier League points record of 95 at the time (now beaten), with a goals against of just 15 in 38 games — still the best defensive record in Premier League history. John Terry, Frank Lampard, Claude Makélélé, Damien Duff, and Didier Drogba formed the nucleus of the most defensive dominant side in Premier League history. They conceded in only 1 of their first 20 league games. Chelsea won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 under Mourinho before Roman Abramovich ended the partnership.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side of 2017–18 became the first English team to reach 100 points in a top-flight season, finishing 19 points clear of second-placed Manchester United. They set Premier League records for most wins (32), most goals (106), and highest goal difference (+79). Sergio Agüero (21 goals), Leroy Sané, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, and David Silva powered a side that has been called the most relentlessly dominant Premier League team ever assembled. They scored in every single league game.

Cristiano Ronaldo's finest season in English football produced 31 Premier League goals and the Ballon d'Or. Manchester United won the Premier League by two points over Chelsea and defeated them in the Champions League Final in Moscow on penalties, with Edwin van der Sar saving Nicolas Anelka's decisive kick. Wayne Rooney (12 league goals), Carlos Tevez, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand, and Paul Scholes completed a squad that was genuinely world-class across every position. Ronaldo's 42 goals in all competitions that season remains a United record.

Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool ended the club's 30-year wait for a league title in 2019–20, finishing with 99 points — the second-highest tally in Premier League history — despite the season being interrupted and concluded behind closed doors due to COVID-19. Mohamed Salah (19 goals), Sadio Mané (18), Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk, and Alisson Becker formed the core of a side that had won the Champions League the previous season. They led the table by 25 points at one stage. It was football's most emotionally loaded title win since Leicester City in 2016.

Leicester City's 2015–16 Premier League title win is statistically the greatest sporting upset in football history. Pre-season odds of 5,000–1 against them winning the title were surpassed as Jamie Vardy (24 goals), Riyad Mahrez (17 goals + PFA Player of the Year), N'Golo Kanté, and manager Claudio Ranieri produced 23 wins from 38 games and a 10-point winning margin. Vardy broke the record for scoring in consecutive Premier League games (11). They had survived relegation by a single point the previous season.

Blackburn Rovers' 1994–95 Premier League title, funded by the late Jack Walker's fortune, was the last time a club outside the established elite won the league — until Leicester in 2016. Alan Shearer scored 34 Premier League goals, still the fifth highest in a single season ever, and was supported by Chris Sutton, Tim Sherwood, and Colin Hendry. They pipped Manchester United on the final day despite losing at Liverpool, as United drew at West Ham. Manager Kenny Dalglish had built the side with unprecedented investment for a provincial club.

Manchester United's 1993–94 side, which won the Premier League and FA Cup double — only the fourth club to achieve it at the time — was Ferguson's first genuinely complete side in the Premier League era. Eric Cantona (18 league goals), Roy Keane (signed that summer), Mark Hughes, Brian McClair, and Peter Schmeichel were supplemented by the youth of Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt. They finished eight points clear of Blackburn. The Double in United's second Premier League season established the dominance that would last for two decades.

Arsenal's "Invincibles" side under Arsène Wenger went the entire 2003–04 Premier League season unbeaten — winning 26, drawing 12, losing 0 — the first top-flight English team to do so since Preston North End in 1889. The squad featured Thierry Henry (30 goals), Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, Ashley Cole, Freddie Ljungberg, and Sol Campbell. They finished with 90 points and a goal difference of +47. They were also unbeaten in the preceding season after Boxing Day 2002. No team has come close to replicating it since.

Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United side of 1998–99 won the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League in the same season — one of only three teams in history to achieve the domestic and European treble. They came from behind in the Champions League Final in the 93rd minute. Roy Keane, Peter Schmeichel, Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, David Beckham, and Jaap Stam formed the spine of one of the great European sides. They were Premier League champions on the final day of the season, won the FA Cup without conceding, and won Europe with a 10-man spirit.

José Mourinho's first Chelsea side set the Premier League points record of 95 at the time (now beaten), with a goals against of just 15 in 38 games — still the best defensive record in Premier League history. John Terry, Frank Lampard, Claude Makélélé, Damien Duff, and Didier Drogba formed the nucleus of the most defensive dominant side in Premier League history. They conceded in only 1 of their first 20 league games. Chelsea won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 under Mourinho before Roman Abramovich ended the partnership.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side of 2017–18 became the first English team to reach 100 points in a top-flight season, finishing 19 points clear of second-placed Manchester United. They set Premier League records for most wins (32), most goals (106), and highest goal difference (+79). Sergio Agüero (21 goals), Leroy Sané, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, and David Silva powered a side that has been called the most relentlessly dominant Premier League team ever assembled. They scored in every single league game.

Cristiano Ronaldo's finest season in English football produced 31 Premier League goals and the Ballon d'Or. Manchester United won the Premier League by two points over Chelsea and defeated them in the Champions League Final in Moscow on penalties, with Edwin van der Sar saving Nicolas Anelka's decisive kick. Wayne Rooney (12 league goals), Carlos Tevez, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand, and Paul Scholes completed a squad that was genuinely world-class across every position. Ronaldo's 42 goals in all competitions that season remains a United record.

Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool ended the club's 30-year wait for a league title in 2019–20, finishing with 99 points — the second-highest tally in Premier League history — despite the season being interrupted and concluded behind closed doors due to COVID-19. Mohamed Salah (19 goals), Sadio Mané (18), Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk, and Alisson Becker formed the core of a side that had won the Champions League the previous season. They led the table by 25 points at one stage. It was football's most emotionally loaded title win since Leicester City in 2016.

Leicester City's 2015–16 Premier League title win is statistically the greatest sporting upset in football history. Pre-season odds of 5,000–1 against them winning the title were surpassed as Jamie Vardy (24 goals), Riyad Mahrez (17 goals + PFA Player of the Year), N'Golo Kanté, and manager Claudio Ranieri produced 23 wins from 38 games and a 10-point winning margin. Vardy broke the record for scoring in consecutive Premier League games (11). They had survived relegation by a single point the previous season.

Blackburn Rovers' 1994–95 Premier League title, funded by the late Jack Walker's fortune, was the last time a club outside the established elite won the league — until Leicester in 2016. Alan Shearer scored 34 Premier League goals, still the fifth highest in a single season ever, and was supported by Chris Sutton, Tim Sherwood, and Colin Hendry. They pipped Manchester United on the final day despite losing at Liverpool, as United drew at West Ham. Manager Kenny Dalglish had built the side with unprecedented investment for a provincial club.

Manchester United's 1993–94 side, which won the Premier League and FA Cup double — only the fourth club to achieve it at the time — was Ferguson's first genuinely complete side in the Premier League era. Eric Cantona (18 league goals), Roy Keane (signed that summer), Mark Hughes, Brian McClair, and Peter Schmeichel were supplemented by the youth of Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt. They finished eight points clear of Blackburn. The Double in United's second Premier League season established the dominance that would last for two decades.