Jurgen Klopp’s 3am phone call to Sir Alex Ferguson and the Manchester United legend’s response.
That is the headline in the Mirror (UK) article today, January 27, after Jurgen Klopp announced his farewell to Liverpool at the end of this season last night, January 26. When Jurgen Klopp announced that his time as Liverpool coach was coming to an end, we looked back at the brilliant moments in his extremely successful career at Anfield, the Mirror opened the article.
If there’s one thing that Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson certainly doesn’t want to do, it’s receiving a phone call from manager Jurgen Klopp informing him that Liverpool have just won their first Premier League title in 30 years.
And that phone call came at three in the morning. That’s exactly what Jurgen Klopp did when he finally broke Liverpool ‘s Premier League curse , something Sir Alex Ferguson achieved 13 times at Manchester United.
Sir Alex Ferguson always considered Liverpool to be the biggest rival and rival club in Manchester United’s history. The legendary Scottish strategist once bluntly stated that. Now, this makes the story between Jurgen Klopp and Fergie even more remarkable.
Jurgen Klopp considers Sir Alex Ferguson the “Pope” in football. PHOTO: MIRROR
However, Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted for Jurgen Klopp and continued to publicly praise his work at Liverpool after the German strategist won the 2020 LMA Manager of the Year award. At that time, MU loved Sir Alex Ferguson’s legacy is falling into failure, while Liverpool under Klopp is back to being a formidable force in Europe and England.
At that time, Sir Alex Ferguson mentioned the phone call that woke him up at 3am from Jurgen Klopp. Sir Alex Ferguson said: “Jurgen Klopp, it’s amazing. I talked about Leeds United winning the title after 16 years, Liverpool, 30 years since winning the Premier League, it’s unbelievable. Really totally worth it.
Liverpool’s level of play is truly outstanding. Jurgen Klopp’s personality spreads throughout the club. I thought it was a great, great performance. I will forgive Jurgen Klopp for waking me up at three-thirty in the morning to tell me “I won the Premier League. Thank you.” But anyway, Jurgen Klopp completely deserves it, well done.”
Jurgen Klopp then responded by going to Sir Alex Ferguson in the legendary Premier League temple after he received the award for best coach in 2020. That shows the level of respect that the two great managers have for each other. , despite the obvious rivalry between MU and Liverpool.
Putting aside the rivalry between MU and Liverpool, Sir Alex Ferguson still congratulated coach Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool’s Premier League championship. PHOTO: SKY SPORTS
Jurgen Klopp said in 2020: “I am really happy to receive this title. There are so many Liverpool names on this trophy – Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny, it looks like he’s all over this trophy. Same goes for Brendan Rodgers.
But the name I want to mention is Sir Alex Ferguson. I know it’s not 100% suitable as Liverpool manager, but I admire Sir Alex Ferguson. He was the first English coach I met and we had breakfast together. I’m not sure if Sir Alex Ferguson remembers, but for me, it was like meeting the Pope . I never thought I would hold the Sir Alex Ferguson trophy in my hand.”
Liverpool fans only have until the end of this season to enjoy Jurgen Klopp’s managerial ability after he announced yesterday January 26 that this will be his last season as a coach. Liverpool member.
Jurgen Klopp admitted that he made the decision to leave Liverpool due to fatigue. Klopp said that he felt he no longer had the energy after nearly 9 years of leading Liverpool and that he needed to rest for a while to recharge before the next game. Back to work.
Coach Jurgen Klopp helped Liverpool win the Premier League after 30 years. PHOTO: GETTY
Like Sir Alex Ferguson, Jurgen Klopp demonstrated his unwavering loyalty to Liverpool by declaring he would never manage another English club, but news of his departure will remain a Bitter blow for The Kop fans, who are so used to glory under the guidance of the German teacher.
However, there is also one thing that makes Jurgen Klopp different from Sir Alex Ferguson. Sir Alex Ferguson has led Manchester United for more than 26 years with countless titles, but the legendary Scottish teacher has never lost motivation and he always desires to win. Meanwhile, the current Jurgen Klopp is too tired and out of energy after 9 years as Liverpool captain…