Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists their 'transfers committee' is the right fit for the club.

Made up of Rodgers, head of recruitment Dave Fallows, chief scout Barry Hunter, head of performance and analysis Michael Edwards, Mike Gordon, a Liverpool director who also sits on the board of owners Fenway Sports Group, and chief executive Ian Ayre, there has been criticism of the method and application of conducting transfers.

Rodgers has regularly had to defend the set-up and did so again when challenged.

"When I came to Liverpool I knew 100 per cent how the club worked," he said.

"But on top of that we have a good team of people here and we all work well together - we understand the model here and how it functions.

"We have to look at it and work out in the summer what is going to improve our squad again to put up a better challenge and more consistent challenge for next season.

"Naturally, come the end of the season, you look to improve the squad and what I've said is we've been short on goals, but that's not just the strikers it's a collective responsibility.

"These are areas where we have analysed and want to improve going forward."