Eddie Howe is against Liverpool owner John Henry's call for further spending limits because the restrictions would prevent Newcastle United from 'improving as quickly as we want to'.
In an interview with our sister title, the Liverpool Echo, this week, Henry stated there should be additional limits on spending in the Premier League so the top-flight 'does not go the way of European leagues where one or two clubs annually have little competition'. Henry made his comments during a campaign where Liverpool have suffered defeats against Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Brighton, Wolves and others after finishing second with 92 points last season.
In fact, this has been an especially competitive season. Not only are Liverpool only a point clear of Newcastle in fifth place, having played a game more, but Arsenal are in pole position to win the title for the first time since 2004 while Fulham, Brighton and Brentford are all above Chelsea in the table at the moment.
