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Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp a good match for each other - Sir Alex Ferguson

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp "both suit each other."

Ferguson feels Klopp is a good fit for the Reds as his energetic personality on matchdays makes him a hit with the club's supporters.

Speaking in UEFA's 2015-16 Europa League technical report, Ferguson said: "He's bought into the fans and the support have taken to him because he's shown that enthusiasm on the touchline, with his energy and his personality when he's jumping out there. I think the combination of both suit each other."

Ferguson added: "I've always thought that playing at Anfield was very difficult because the crowd create an amazing atmosphere that puts a lot of teams, opponents and the referees under pressure a lot.

"We saw evidence of that: when 3-1 down against [Borussia] Dortmund [last season] they got that second goal and the crowd lifted them and I think it inspires this team. They are that kind of football club, Liverpool, that get inspired by their support."

Ferguson offered a comparison between the situation Klopp currently finds himself in on Merseyside to the one when he first took over the helm at Old Trafford in 1986.

"You can't allow the past to interrupt the future," he said. "That's what I always felt. When I went to United at first, I thought about the history but that history wouldn't do me any good -- it was only the future that was going to help me.

"To rebuild that future took time. I did it with young players, I built a foundation that lasted a long time and anyone going to a club with history has to think about it, but never allow it to impede your ability to look to the future."

Ferguson has also said Liverpool's pressing game under Klopp took its toll in their Europa League final defeat to Sevilla.