Everton boss Frank Lampard has responded to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's comments about Manchester City.

Klopp accused City and Newcastle United of “doing what they want in the market" with respect to signing players for exorbitant sums.

Liverpool defeated Manchester City 1-0 at the weekend at Anfield to reignite their Premier League season.

Speaking during a pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Lampard, who played for Chelsea and Man City, said: "I think in modern football everyone has a different position and a different perspective. Sometimes it changes and I think this is why we love the Premier League. I lived the Chelsea story as a player and I touched it as a Manchester City player for a year. There are a lot of stories there that you can just embrace and love.

"City got vote the Club of the Year last night (at the 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony) for the many many good things that they do off the pitch. Everybody's different. This thing of financial play I always find a bit strange. There are teams who have a lot more income than we do and can spend more on wages but that's the story of the modern game. It's all relative."

He then added about his fierce rivals: "Liverpool have competed with them (City) with great coaching. They've brought in (Virgil) Van Dijk and Alisson (Becker). They're clearly going to be amongst it, I can understand what he (Klopp) says. We're the same with Newcastle, they've spent £200m in two windows, we can't do that... I particularly look at the story I was involved in with City, how they handle themselves, I think it's fantastic, that's where I'm at."