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Andy Ha

Cesc Fabregas names the two best managers he's worked under but leaves out Pep Guardiola

Former Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas has named Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger as the two best managers he’s worked for.

The Spanish midfielder, who now plays for Monaco, first moved to English football when Wenger signed him for Arsenal as a teenager.

Fabregas won a FA Cup in north London and eventually captained the side, before departing for boyhood club Barcelona in 2011.

After a three-year spell at the Nou Camp, Fabregas joined Chelsea where he won a Premier League title in his first season as part of Mourinho’s Chelsea side in 2014/15.

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The former Blues playmaker would go on to lift another title and a FA Cup under Antonio Conte.

Fabregas was coached by Pep Guardiola for one of his seasons at the Camp Nou, but the current Manchester City boss was not named as one of the midfielder’s best ever managers.

“I had the best in the world, so I cannot complain,” Fabregas said during a Q&A session on Instagram. 

He was then pushed for a more concrete answer on his favourite bosses, ultimately settling on “Wenger and Mourinho.”

Fabregas also played under Guus Hiddink and Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge, but neither men were mentioned.

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