Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre says they won't be bullied into any decision about their new stadium.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps claimed on Friday that Liverpool were scoring an "own goal" by delaying a decision on their plans for a future home and were preventing the local Anfield area from being redeveloped.
Ayre said: "It is extremely disappointing that Mr Shapps should publicly point the finger at Liverpool FC and claim that they alone are delaying the regeneration of the local area.
"A considerable amount of work continues to identify the right solution to the stadium question.
"However, this is not a decision that can be made swiftly, it will be made at the right speed that gives the correct solution for Liverpool FC in the long term interests of its fans.
"Mr Shapps should understand the complexity of that process. He would be better off upping his own game rather than telling us how we might improve ours."
