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Sir Alex Ferguson was stunned to receive a call from a Liverpool peer at 3am(Image: Max Mumby/Indigo, Getty Images)

Liverpool will lift the Premier League title in front of their home crowd on Sunday as a memorable campaign rounds to a close.

Similarly, Klopp's 2020 squad finished 18 points ahead of Manchester City, in the process ending a 30-year wait for the league title.

Klopp, 57, clearly understood the significance of his achievement, as evidenced by his early morning call to Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson to share the news.



Ferguson, who was already well aware of Liverpool's triumph, recalled the conversation while presenting Klopp with the LMA Manager of the Year award in that same year.

"The winner, Jurgen Klopp.

You thoroughly deserved it, well done."

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No manager has clinched the LMA Manager of the Year award more times than Ferguson (five), which is why the accolade now bears his name.

Klopp scooped up the prestigious award again in 2022 following another successful season with the Reds, securing both the FA Cup and League Cup.

Jurgen Klopp was honoured to be named LMA Manager of the Year in 2020(Image: @LMA_Managers/Twitter)

Klopp's dynamic 'rock and roll' football transformed Liverpool and brought the curtain down on an era of underachievement.

He gratefully acknowledged: "I am absolutely delighted to get this wonderful trophy."

Arne Slot has picked up Klopp's mantle and will lift the Premier League trophy on Sunday(Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)

He also shared his admiration for Ferguson: "And Sir Alex Ferguson - and I know it's not 100 per cent appropriate as a Liverpool manager - but I admire him.
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