Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool boss was named LMA Manager of the Year. And he revealed that the German woke him up at 3am while celebrating the Reds’ title triumph.
Klopp was selected ahead of last year's winner Chris Wilder at Sheffield United and Gareth Ainsworth of Wycombe, who came third.
Leeds United chief Marcelo Bielsa was in fourth place, recognised for ending their 16-year Premier League exile. But ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Klopp took the award after leading Liverpool to 99 points, dominating the top flight.
Klopp and legendary former Manchester United boss Ferguson have grown close in recent years. The Reds chief still cherishes a breakfast meeting between the pair during the early years of his
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