Sir Alex Ferguson made Liverpool prediction that rightfully terrified Gary Neville Sir Alex Ferguson's Liverpool prediction from nearly a decade ago has come true, and the sentiment behind the legendary Manchester United manager's tip would later scare Gary Neville Sir Alex Ferguson's Liverpool prediction has come true (Image: SNS Group ) Liverpool's latest Premier League triumph has reignited a chilling old forecast from none other than Sir Alex Ferguson. The Manchester United legend, never one to shy away from bold calls, tipped Jurgen Klopp to turn Liverpool into a title-winning force years before he led the Merseyside club to their first Premier League crown back in 2020. ‌ He also the German as the "perfect" man for the Anfield job - an assessment that now feels ominously accurate, with almost the entirety of Arne Slot's Liverpool squad being bought - or nurtured - by Klopp. ‌ Jamie Carragher admitted that Ferguson, surprisingly, was one of the few outside Anfield to believe Klopp would bring the title back when he joined in 2015. Back then, the Reds had just finished 26 points behind champions Chelsea and looked a shell of the side that nearly won the title in 2013/14. But Klopp quickly turned the tide and elevated them into serious contenders, not only in England but in Europe too. He secured the Champions League in 2019 and brought Liverpool their first league title in 30 years in 2020. It prompted Carragher to later write in the Daily Telegraph: "Outside Anfield, there was only one high-profile figure in the game who tried to convince me Klopp could bring the title to Anfield. Article continues below Klopp led Liverpool to both Premier League and Champions League glory (Image: Getty Images ) "I should have listened to Sir Alex Ferguson. 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." ‌ Klopp didn't manage a second league crown, but he kept Liverpool competitive right to the end - something that shook Gary Neville to his bones. In 2022, the United legend admitted just how "scary" it was having both Klopp and Pep Guardiola deeply rooted at their clubs. Gary Neville admitted he found Jurgen Klopp's longevity at Liverpool "scary" (Image: No credit ) "The worry for the rest [of the Premier League] is, that I thought these two managers would be gone two or three seasons ago," Neville said on The Overlap. "I thought 'they're going to do four years, five years, and then they'll go, that next challenge will come - Barcelona, Real Madrid, 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." Arne Slot has become the second Liverpool manager to win the Premier League (Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images ) Article continues below In the end, Klopp stepped down two years after Neville's comments. But Slot's strong start hasn't come from nowhere - it builds on Klopp's last campaign, where Liverpool racked up 82 points amid injuries and squad challenges. Slot has joined elite company as the 12th manager to win the Premier League, and one of just five to do it in his first English season. He may have matched Klopp's tally, but there's no denying the groundwork was laid by the German, leaving behind a "scary" structure that’s kept United's rivals thriving.