Liverpool manager Arne Slot has criticised pundits who "favour other clubs" for their comments over the club's summer spending as he prepares to give a debut to Alexander Isak.
The deadline day signing of Sweden striker Isak from Newcastle for a British record fee of £125m took Liverpool's spending to £450m on eight players.
Isak is set to make his first appearance for the Reds in their Champions League opener against Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday.
At his pre-match news conference Slot pointed out that Liverpool's unprecedented spending was offset by more than £250m recouped in sales, having spent just £10m the previous summer.
"There is so much focus on our new signings, especially from pundits that favour some other clubs in the country that cannot stop talking about £450m," Slot said.
"I repeat, £450m, £450m! But they forget about [nearly] £300m that we have sold [players] for. So, yes, if we want to strengthen the squad we need to spend that much money."