Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists the club's efforts to strengthen over the summer in which they have lost Luis Suarez should not be compared to the case of Tottenham and Gareth Bale from a year ago. Winger Bale departed Spurs to join Real Madrid for a gargantuan fee and the London outfit splashed out on a raft of new players ahead of the 2013/14 campaign, but many of them subsequently struggled to make an impact. Forward Suarez followed Bale in making a mega-money switch to Spain by signing for Barcelona in July, by which time Liverpool had already been spending significantly on new players and have continued to do so.
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Brendan Rodgers says Liverpool spending doesn't compare to Tottenham
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Reds have signed nine players after £75m sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona
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Spurs brought in several players after losing Gareth Bale to Real Madrid
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Steven Gerrard is excited about meeting Real Madrid in Champions League
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Spurs host Liverpool in the Premier League at White Hart Lane on Sunday
He said: 'It was great on Thursday for the supporters and is great that @placeholder are back in their rightful place in the Champions League.