Sir Alex Ferguson terrified Gary Neville with Liverpool prediction that came true

As celebrate clinching their second title, prediction feels more relevant than ever. The legendary former manager tipped the Reds for a major resurgence under years before the German won the title in 2020.

That forecast has aged remarkably well, with now witnessing a scenario he once feared – conquering the league again, this time under

Five years ago, recalled how Ferguson, despite his United ties, was one of the few outside Anfield who genuinely believed Klopp could rebuild the Reds into a title-winning side after arriving in 2015.

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Back then, Liverpool were miles off the pace, finishing 26 points behind champions But Klopp wasted little time in closing the gap between his team and the elite of English and European football.

The German mastermind guided Liverpool to success in 2019, before delivering their long-awaited league triumph the following season in 2020. After that historic win, Carragher wrote in the "Outside Anfield, there was only one high-profile figure in the game who tried to convince me Klopp could bring the title to Anfield.

"I should have listened to Sir I will never forget meeting Sir Alex when I played in Michael Carrick's testimonial in June, 2017. 'You've got yourself a manager, there,' Fergie told me.

"It was the look he gave me which was most revealing, as he explained how impressed he had been with Klopp during Champions League coaching seminars... he felt, and exhibited, no inferiority complex, and Ferguson intuitively knew he was perfect for Liverpool."

Although Klopp didn't lift another league trophy, he ensured Liverpool remained contenders for the game's biggest prizes until the end of his reign. In 2022, Neville remarked how "scary" it was that both Klopp and had remained at their clubs for so long.

"The worry for the rest [of the is, that I thought these two managers would be gone two or three seasons ago," Neville said on "I thought 'they're going to do four years, five years, and then they'll go, that next challenge will come - wherever the next challenge is'.

"The problem is now they've both embedded themselves into these two clubs. They recognise that the league is the best it's ever been, the rest of the leagues in Europe aren't in a stronger position.

"The clubs that they're at are giving them everything that they want and more, and they're now going to be here for another three years maybe, four years - and that's the scary thing."

Klopp eventually stepped away two years later. But many argue Slot has benefitted from the groundwork Klopp laid, especially after a commendable 82-point finish last season despite injury setbacks and a threadbare squad.

Slot now joins an elite group as the 12th manager to secure the Premier League title – and only the fifth to do so in his first campaign in English football. He's equalled Klopp's league success already, but few would dispute that Liverpool's revival this season has Klopp's fingerprints all over it, thanks to the "scary" platform he left behind.

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