'I think it is only a compliment': Slot defends Liverpool’s summer spending spree

Arne Slot highlighted money Liverpool recouped on signings at a press conference on Tuesday (Peter Byrne/PA)

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot launched an impassioned defence of the club’s unprecedented summer transfer activity after taking a swipe at criticism from “pundits that favour other clubs”.

The deadline-day capture of Alexander Isak for a British record £125million took their spending to £450m on eight players, all aged 25 or under and viewed as an investment in the club’s long-term future.