According to Rafa Benitez, the big advantage Jurgen Klopp has as Liverpool manager is that he has not had to sell players to bring in new ones.
It is true that Klopp has been able to splash the cash in the last 12 months. Since January, Liverpool have spent more than £250million on Virgil van Dijk, the Premier League’s best defender, Brazil’s No 1 goalkeeper Alisson and bolstered their midfield.
But spending power alone is not why Liverpool lead the Premier League by six points at the season’s halfway stage.
Manchester United have spent nearly £200m more than Klopp over the last three seasons and at no point have they looked like title contenders.