Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea debut and Liverpool hero among ten best starts by Premier League managers

7) Michael Laudrup (Swansea City: League Cup)

Some Swansea fans could have been forgiven for fearing the worst when Brendan Rodgers, the man who led them to the Premier League, departed for Liverpool. But the Dane continued the club’s trend of free-flowing football and helped them to a surprise victory in the Capital One Cup final.