Gary Neville was left scared by Sir Alex Ferguson's Liverpool prediction that came true

Liverpool's title win has reignited memories of a bold prediction made by a few years back. The former Manchester United manager once declared Jurgen Klopp the "perfect" coach to lead Liverpool back to prominence - and time has proven him right.

Ferguson's comments have resurfaced following Arne Slot's title triumph, with Liverpool galloping to their second Premier League crown. Gary Neville, who once admitted to being deeply unsettled by Klopp's impact, now sees his fears realised again. In 2020, after his former club's initial title victory, recalled that Ferguson, despite his Old Trafford allegiance, was among the few outside Liverpool who believed Klopp could rebuild a dominant force after his 2015 arrival.

At the time, Liverpool had just finished well behind Chelsea, trailing the champions by a massive 26 points. Klopp, however, quickly reshaped the team into one of England's - and Europe's - best sides.

He brought home the trophy in 2019, and followed it with first domestic title in three decades the next year. After that success, Carragher reflected 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 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 secure another league crown, but he kept the Reds competitive, contending for top honours until his final season. In 2022, Neville described how "scary" it was that both Klopp and Pep Guardiola were still entrenched in the league after so many years.

"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 "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."

Although Klopp stepped aside two years later, many see Slot's success as the continuation of a legacy built by his predecessor. Last year's 82-point campaign, achieved despite injuries and squad depth issues, laid the foundation for Slot's smooth transition.

Now, Slot joins the short list of managers to win the Premier League in their first English season, becoming the 12th to claim the title overall. His achievements are remarkable, but the roots of this triumph trace back to the "scary" era Klopp began nearly a decade ago.