<p class="title">Former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson had made it his mission to knock Liverpool "off their perch" but the Merseyside club are firmly back on top after capturing a sixth European Cup, its chief executive Peter Moore has said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Moore made the reference to the famous quote by Ferguson who had said that the desire to "knock Liverpool right off their perch" had driven him to success.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We are back on our perch, as we famously say," Moore told former club striker Michael Robinson during a discussion at the World Football Summit in Madrid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Liverpool have not added to their tally of 18 league titles -- sitting two below United who won 13 under Ferguson -- but have shown steady improvement since American owners Fenway Sports Group took over the club in 2010.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Juergen Klopp's side were pipped by Manchester City to the league title by a solitary point last season before they went on to claim a sixth European championship beating fellow Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"What the Fenway Sports Group have done at Liverpool over the past nine years is nothing short of miraculous," Moore, a lifelong Liverpool fan who was appointed in 2017, added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They have sat back and invested patiently and built a long-term strategy for success, rebuilt a major part of the stadium so we can drive revenues, eventually got Klopp, invested in the backbone of the squad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They have gone through ups and downs but have stayed the course and never taken a penny out of the club."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Liverpool have made a strong start to the season and sit top of the league with six victories from six games while United are eighth with eight points.</p>
<p class="title">Former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson had made it his mission to knock Liverpool "off their perch" but the Merseyside club are firmly back on top after capturing a sixth European Cup, its chief executive Peter Moore has said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Moore made the reference to the famous quote by Ferguson who had said that the desire to "knock Liverpool right off their perch" had driven him to success.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We are back on our perch, as we famously say," Moore told former club striker Michael Robinson during a discussion at the World Football Summit in Madrid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Liverpool have not added to their tally of 18 league titles -- sitting two below United who won 13 under Ferguson -- but have shown steady improvement since American owners Fenway Sports Group took over the club in 2010.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Juergen Klopp's side were pipped by Manchester City to the league title by a solitary point last season before they went on to claim a sixth European championship beating fellow Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"What the Fenway Sports Group have done at Liverpool over the past nine years is nothing short of miraculous," Moore, a lifelong Liverpool fan who was appointed in 2017, added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They have sat back and invested patiently and built a long-term strategy for success, rebuilt a major part of the stadium so we can drive revenues, eventually got Klopp, invested in the backbone of the squad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They have gone through ups and downs but have stayed the course and never taken a penny out of the club."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Liverpool have made a strong start to the season and sit top of the league with six victories from six games while United are eighth with eight points.</p>