For all the success that has come Liverpool's way during the tenure of Jurgen Klopp, the club has also had to develop a thick skin.
Despite lifting every top-level trophy available during a stunning period between 2019 and 2022, the sprawling, worldwide nature of the Reds' fanbase in the social media era means critiques - fair-minded or otherwise - have never been too far away.
That, in particular, goes for the club's ownership group, Fenway Sports Group, who even during Liverpool's best run since the 1980s have had accusations of parsimony thrown at them virtually every transfer window.
