Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders has compared Jurgen Klopp's impact at the club to that of Johan Cruyff at Barcelona.
Klopp has been credited by many for restoring a winning mentality and positive atmosphere at the Anfield club.
They won the Champions League last season and came within a whisker of the Premier League title.
And Lijnders believes that Klopp deserves all the credit for those successes.
When asked about Klopp winning the Best Manager award at a FIFA gala, Lijnders said at a press conference: "[It is a] big compliment for our structure, I think. For our owners to have faith in Jurgen from the start, giving him a six-year deal. That helps with the trust, to build.
"Big compliment for our team, because without success the individual prizes will never come. Then of course a big compliment for Jurgen himself. I'm really proud. It says a lot.
"He is not only the face of the team, he's the face of the club and not many foreign managers in a different country made the impact he has made.
"An example I always say is that Cruyff at Barca had an impact in that it's not only about now, but about the future also.
"He [Klopp] created a real identity about the way we play, the way he wants to play, and that could last for a long time."
