Jurgen Klopp Xinhua/Sipa USA

Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp named LMA Manager of the Year

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 27, 2020 3:14 PM ET

On Monday, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was named League Managers Association Manager of the Year and awarded the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy after he guided the Reds to the club's first top-flight title in 30 years.

Ferguson, the legendary former Manchester United manager, announced the news on Monday during a socially distanced presentation.

BREAKING: Jürgen Klopp has won the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy for the LMA Manager of the Year at the LMA Awards pic.twitter.com/1486eW7a7a
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 27, 2020

Liverpool defeated fellow Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 Champions League Final to begin a historic run that included UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup glory. When the Premier League halted play in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, Liverpool held a 25-point advantage over Manchester City atop the table.

Liverpool clinched the league title for the season that finished on Sunday in late June.

As noted by Sky Sports, Barclays Premier League Manager of the Year will be announced early next month. Needless to say, Klopp is a favorite to earn that honor.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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