Arne Slot has insisted Liverpool's summer spending spree has been a necessity to stop the club being left behind.
Liverpool's £295million investment in this window has been a huge topic of debate, with the additions of Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike, among others, ensuring the dynamic of how Slot's team attack next season will be radically different.
There could be more to come before the window closes, with Slot short of a central defender and still on the trail of Newcastle's Aleksander Isak, whose patience at his situation on Tyneside has reached breaking point.