Liverpool legend ranks Sir Alex Ferguson above Pep Guardiola for best manager because of Dons legacy

Jamie Carragher is not a pundit that will hide his opinions, and the former Liverpool defender has been quick to voice his feelings about departed Reds boss Jurgen Klopp in recent days.

With the German's Merseyside spell now over, discussions have been had over where he ranks among the all-time Premier League managerial greats.

Rival fans continually look to downplay Klopp's Anfield achievements, and he deserves to be in the conversation in the eyes of many, as does former Aberdeen boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

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The only question is where exactly he ranks, and the obvious names for him to be considered alongside including Ferguson, Pep Guardiola, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, writes Liverpool.com.

Carragher has caused a stir online with his placing of Klopp, but it's his comments on Guardiola and Ferguson that might catch the Red Army's attention.

"I would put him [Jürgen Klopp] above [Arsène] Wenger, with the only reason being the Champions League," Carragher said on the Stick to Football podcast.

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"Arsenal didn’t quite crack that did they, but Klopp got to three finals, won it once, and I just think coming up against City and the points totals as well.

"I’d put Pep Guardiola top of Premier League [history]. Sir Alex Ferguson, what he did at Aberdeen, maybe puts him above Pep, but in terms of the Premier League, Guardiola has won six in seven [Premier League titles], and he’s only been here for eight years.

"Ferguson would have only won his first one after being there for seven years. I’d go, Pep [Guardiola], [Sir Alex] Ferguson, José [Mourinho] because he came back and won the league with Chelsea, then [Jürgen] Klopp next."

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The former Dons boss correctly did need a few years longer to win the top flight title for the first time having moved down from Pittodrie to Old Trafford in the 1980s.

But he would soon turn his Manchester United side into a colossal force that won 13 Premier League titles as well as two Champions League trophies in 1999 and 2008.

Pep Guardiola meanwhile did not have the luxury of bursting onto the scene in Scottish football, but rather kicked off his career with Barcelona before joining Bayern Munich and then arriving at Manchester City.

Ferguson lifted every domestic trophy in Scotland, but his Reds reign is best remembered for the European Cup Winners' Cup victory over Real Madrid, along with the European Super Cup win against Hamburg months later.