Liverpool and Manchester City bosses among the 10 best managers in Europe in 2013/14

3. Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool

There are certainly some similarities to be drawn between the Reds and Roma, as supposed sleeping giants lived up to their rich histories.

Rodgers oversaw an improvement of seventh place in 2012/13 to second a year later and the Merseysiders almost won their first league title since 1990.