QUIZ: Can you name these managers’ first signings?

The Midas touch… and a few clangers

We have a football transfers quiz today that spans 35 years of the beautiful game, and a mix of good, bad and indifferent signings.

We are giving the name of 16 managers and we want you to tell us the first signing they made after they took over. It is far from easy, so anything over 12 is a fantastic score.

Who was Kenny Dalglish's first signing as Liverpool manager, in 1985?

Steve Staunton

Bruce Grobelaar

Steve McMahon

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Alex Ferguson's first signing as Man United manager, in 1986?

Gordon Strachan

Viv Anderson

Mark Robins

Correct!

Wrong!

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Announced in February 2020 but only sealed in July, who was Frank Lampard's first signing as Chelsea manager?

Kai Havertz

Thiago Silva

Hakim Ziyech

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Roy Keane's first transfer (and free too) when he was Sunderland manager?

Kenny Cunningham

Stern John

Anthony Stokes

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Jurgen Klopp's first signing as Liverpool manager?

Danny Ings

Marko Grujic

James Milner

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Martin O'Neill's first signing as Celtic manager, in 2000?

Neil Lennon

Chris Sutton

Rab Douglas

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Roberto Mancini's first signing as Man City, in 2010?

Patrick Vieira

Loris Karius

Carlos Tevez

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who were Mauricio Pochettino's first signings for Tottenham, in 2014?

Eric Dier & DeAndre Yedlin

Benjamin Stambouli & Dele Alli

Michel Vorm & Ben Davies

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Louis van Gaal's first signing as Man United manager, in 2014?

Ander Herrera

Marouane Fellaini

Victor Valdes

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Jose Mourinho's first signing as Chelsea manager, in 2004?

Jiri Jarosik

Damien Duff

Paulo Ferreira

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was George Graham's first signing as Arsenal manager, in 1986?

Paul Merson

Perry Groves

Lee Dixon

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Ruud Gullit's first signing as Chelsea manager, in 1996?

Celestine Babayaro

Pierluigi Casiraghi

Gianluca Vialli

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first signing as Man United boss, in 2019?

Diogo Dalot

Harry Maguire

Daniel James

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Pep Guardiola's first signing as Man City boss

Ilkay Gundogan

John Stones

Oleksandr Zinchenko

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Brendan Rodgers' first signing as Liverpool manager, in 2012?

Daniel Sturridge

Fabio Borini

Joe Allen

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who was Arsene Wenger's first signing as Arsenal manager, in 1997?

Remi Garde

Matthew Upson

Nicolas Anelka

Correct!

Wrong!

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