Prior to Sunday's trip to Anfield, pundits galore were lining up to praise Manchester City. Pep Guardiola's attractive style of play has earned his men plenty of plaudits and their unbeaten start to the Premier League and Champions League campaigns were being hailed. Before last weekend, discussions regarding the Blues' spending were not on the table.
It is a commonly agreed fact that City did spend big in the summer transfer window. However, they are by no means alone in that. Take Liverpool for example, they spent £95.7m. The Blues would even go on to recoup a fair chunk of their outlay in sales.
Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and Oleksandr Zinchenko's departures saw significant sums return to the Etihad Stadium. But Jurgen Klopp was happy not to mention that.
