victories

Sturgeon led the SNP to a series of election victories at UK, Scottish and local level.

He secured three further victories as it began to look as if he could challenge for the title.

His 56 postseason victories rank sixth all time, and trail Bruce Bochy of the Texas Rangers by just one for the lead among active skippers.

And since his appointment in succession to Unai Emery in 2019, only Pep Guardiola, his mentor at Manchester City when he was assistant manager there, has more victories and points in the Premier League.

Both of those victories demonstrated his ability to maintain his composure when chasing a big scalp.