Ahead of the Man City game, Jurgen Klopp said that sides like City and Newcastle can spend as much money as they want.
The Liverpool boss clearly hit a soft spot with some. City called his comments 'borderline xenophobic' (and that after their fans sang disgusting Hillsborough chants) while Eddie Howe has hit out at Klopp at a press conference on Tuesday.
"We have huge plans and want to go to places with huge ambitions, but the reality of what we are working towards and working with, there is a ceiling because of all the things I have sat here and explained every week: Financial Fair Play, we’re still in a training ground that’s being renovated," the Newcastle head coach said, as quoted by the Independent.
"We’re not living that life that is being discussed. We are living a very different reality. Our wage bill is very controlled. We’re trying to do things in a very stable and controlled way.
"Although we have spent money on players, it has not been extravagant or out of sync with the rest of the Premier League. Everyone has to be careful with their comments and opinions.
"We haven’t splashed the money maybe people thought we would have done initially."
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund purchased Newcastle earlier this year, making the Magpies the richest club in the world because of their owners' £320bn fortune.
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