Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore has said his club are "back on [their] perch," in reference to a Sir Alex Ferguson quote after the Scot took the Manchester United manager's job in 1986.
The Reds were English football's dominant side when Ferguson arrived at Old Trafford from Aberdeen, and the legendary coach said his greatest challenge was to "knock Liverpool right off their perch."
According to Coral Barry of Metro, Moore told the World Football Summit in Madrid the reigning UEFA Champions League holders have regained their desired status, declaring: "We are back on our perch, as we famously say.