[ad_1]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed that he apologized to Alex Ferguson after waking up the former Manchester United manager in the early hours of the morning.
Ferguson sent a congratulatory message to Klopp as Liverpool ended their 30-year wait to be crowned Premier League champions following Manchester City’s defeat to Chelsea in June.
When Klopp’s celebrations with his players at a Liverpool hotel finally ended, it was approaching 3.30am, but the German was still eager to respond to Ferguson’s message.
Watch European Soccer with beIN SPORTS and ESPN on Kayo. New to Kayo? Get your free 14-day trial and start streaming instantly>
Leeds face the Reds first
1:06
He did not anticipate that the 78-year-old Scotsman would still have his phone on by his bed when he sent his reply, and Ferguson later revealed that Klopp had accidentally woken him up.
“The problem was that I came back to my room late that night and couldn’t sleep right away so I checked the messages I received and one of them was from Alex Ferguson,” Klopp told reporters ahead of Liverpool’s opening game. English high season against Leeds on Saturday.
“I think I just responded in a very polite way. It was around 3.30 am-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, sorry Alex!
“But since then we have not been in contact. He’s still the former Manchester United manager and I don’t think he wants to tell me too much about Liverpool’s success.
“He respects it, but it’s not what he likes to watch the most on television!”
