Mourinho is the BEST !! Patrick Viera picks Jose Mourinho over Arsene Wenger

Viera was one of the best midfielders ever to play in the premier league

Patrick Vieira, former Arsenal legend has certainly sprung a surprise as he picked Jose Mourinho over Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as the manager who had influenced him the most during his illustrious player career. The Frenchman identified work ethic as Mourinho’s biggest attribute and called his attention to detail ‘unbelievable’.

Vieira spent nine glorious years(1996-2005) at the club under Arsene Wenger. Having played 279 games for the Gunners, the former Arsenal captain won an incredible three Premier League titles and four FA Cups. The former midfield general was also an integral part of Wenger’s ‘invincibles’ who went an entire Premier League campaign(2003-2004) undefeated which is unprecedented so far.

Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger

However, it was interesting to see the former midfield general pick Mourinho ahead of his countryman as the best manager he had played under. Vieira played under the Portuguese tactician at the San Siro with Inter Milan for a relatively brief period of 18 months before moving to Manchester City in 2010.

"Jose. He’s the manager who had more influence on me.” [Mourinho] was the one who impressed me most on his work ethic," he said. 

“He knew everything about the opposition, the strength, weakness. His detail was unbelievable - everything was so clear about what he wanted from each player."

Patrick Vieira is currently the head coach of New York City FC.