Liverpool icon makes feelings clear after Florian Wirtz criticism from Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville

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Speaking exclusively to The Mirror via Video Gamer, he commented: "I've always said the solution isn't spending £200 million and buying the best players in the world, which we have, it's about getting the right balance." "Last year, [Slot] didn't spend any money, changed the way we played with Jurgen's team but they were still used to the way they played because they're all good footballers. John Barnes insists Liverpool's new signings need time to adapt (Image: Barrington Coombs - The FA, The FA via Getty Images) "I think long-term it will work but it will take time, they're so used to Jurgen in terms of how we played, this is a completely new set of players, new to Liverpool, some new to the country, they're younger, I can see they have good character so I have no worries that they won't comeback and be strong again." He continued: "When we brought all these players, thought we were all going to win the league and we were going to run away with it, I didn't.

But he's £120million, you're going to have to stand up soon. "I mean he's obviously got something.

He's played well in Europe, but it's a different game to the Premier League. "He played well at Frankfurt and against Real Madrid at home, but he's found it really tough in the Premier League.