Manchester United's legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson has congratulated Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp ahead of him reaching the 1000 club.
On Saturday, Klopp will take charge of a football team for the 1,000th time. The club is recognised by the League Managers' Association (LMA) and already has some illustrious members including Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Sir Bobby Robson.
As well as Liverpool, Klopp counts Mainz and Borussia Dortmund in his small list of former clubs. The 55-year-old has enjoyed major success during his career winning the Champions League, Premier League, Bundesliga and Club World Cup during his time in the dugout.
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Ahead of him leading out the Merseyside club against Chelsea this weekend, Ferguson sent the following message to Klopp through the LMA. He said: "I'm delighted to welcome Jurgen Klopp to the LMA 1000 club.
"Jurgen is undoubtedly one of the most gifted managers in world football and the dedication and passion which Jurgen brings to the role is inspiring to anyone aspiring to a career in football management. The many trophies he has already won in his career, including in recent seasons the Champions League and Premier League with Liverpool, confirm his status amongst football's elite."
This is not the first time that Ferguson has offered his congratulations to Klopp for his achievements. In 2020, after Liverpool had won the Premier League for the very first time, the Scottish boss reached out to the German via text message.
Klopp explained later that he may have accidentally disturbed Ferguson when he responded. He explained: "The problem was that I came back late in my room that night and I couldn’t sleep immediately so I went through the messages I got and one of them was from Alex Ferguson.
"I just replied in a very polite way I think. It was about 3.30am-4am and I didn’t expect him to have his phone next to his bed.
"I didn’t want to wake him up. If that happened then sorry Alex.
"But since then we have not been in contact. He is still the former Man United manager and I don’t think he wants to talk to me too much about the success of Liverpool.
"He respects it but it’s not his favourite thing to watch on television." Klopp's side will be hoping to bounce back against Graham Potter's Chelsea having lost 3-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion last time out.
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