London — Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp thoroughly deserves his success this season and forgives the German for waking him up in the early hours to announce his league triumph.

Klopp was presented with the Alex Ferguson Trophy on Monday after being named League Managers’ Association manager of the year for guiding the Merseyside club to their first top-flight title in 30 years...

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