Sir Alex Ferguson used to be the go-to example when arguing why coaches needed more time because it took him three-and-a-half years to win that first trophy at Manchester United. Now Jurgen Klopp is held up as the template instead. Like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Liverpool manager won nothing in his first two full seasons in charge. Indeed, as Gary Neville pointed out on Monday Night Football in August, their records were “almost exact in terms of performance” during that period. “The big thing is what happens next,” said Neville. “I am sure Manchester United’s backroom team, the board, are looking at it and saying, ‘He is building something. This is what Jurgen Klopp was doing at Liverpool in his first three seasons’.” Image: Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool improved significantly from season three to season four It has not taken long for that defence of Solskjaer to date. Klopp’s third full season brought the Champions League trophy back to Anfield and a 97-point Premier League ca...