Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has likened Steven Gerrard to Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson.

Klopp compared Liverpool icon Gerrard – currently training at Melwood with his season at MLS side LA Galaxy having ended – to Ferguson.

“He has the same thing as Alex, only a younger version," said Klopp. “It's good to have him here.

“It's very important to us because we can show that if you behave like Steven Gerrard in the years he was here and work like he did, then the door has to be open always and that's what we're doing now.

“Everybody knows him better than myself so it's good to have him around because he's a nice person and all the players love him."