Brendan Rodgers has taken a swipe at Liverpool’s spending under Jurgen Klopp.
Rodgers made way for the German coach in October 2015 after finishing inside the Premier League’s top four just once in his three-season Anfield tenure.
The Reds’ recruitment process during the Northern Irishman’s time at the club became a sticking point despite spending just shy of £300 million on players.
But Rodgers, who is currently riding high with Leicester City, feels that owners Fenway Sports Group have provided Klopp with more substantial backing.
He said: “I think if you look when I was in Scotland [with Celtic] we had defensive records as well.
“At Liverpool of course we were very good going forward, you have to ask did I have the players to defend how we’d want to defend?
“I think now at Liverpool they obviously invest a lot of money to get those types of players in.
“Here I’ve got a top-level centre-half in Jonny Evans, a young player in Caglar [Soyuncu] beside him who’s amazing. We’ve got a top European goalkeeper.”