It was one of those lines that sounded ominous at the time, and now seems like it will be another sound bite that goes down in the history of a great manager.
Just a few months into Jurgen Klopp’s time at Liverpool, Sir Alex Ferguson was discussing the German’s impact and how impressive he’d been. “He’s revived Liverpool’s enthusiasm,” the great Scot told Kicker. “He’s a strong personality. That’s absolutely vital at a big club. I’m worried about him because the one thing United don’t want is Liverpool to get above us. ”
Ferguson, in other words, had an instinct for where it was going. What was happening at Liverpool just felt right. It fit.
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Nothing seems to fit at Old Trafford right now. The sense of “something special” building – as one key figure said in the aftermath of the victory over Paris Saint-Germain – has long since evaporated, proven to be little more than a fleeting emotion in the euphoria of victory.Manchester Unitedhaven’t really looked right since that run, the club’s many problems instead coalescing to collapse back in on each other.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaertries to say all the right things, but that’s all it is: lip service. The recent comments about Manchester City “respecting” United by playing a strong team in the League Cup demonstrated that there is little clarity of language now, let alone clarity of thought.
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