Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum says the only way to end doubts about thei quiet market is to win.
The only new arrivals were teenage duo Sepp van den Berg and Harvey Elliott, while free agent Adrian replaced the departed Simon Mignolet as understudy to first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
“It is not always possible or necessary to spend big every year," Wijnaldum said. “Tottenham Hotspur didn't sign anyone last year and I think they did quite well.
“If you don't have a good season people will say 'yes, well you didn't sign anyone'. But if you do, people won't say anything about it.
“We have the same players and the same quality as last season so hopefully we can do well."
He added: “When players come to Liverpool, we see that many need time to settle in. You often need time. I had it, Andy Robertson had it, Fabinho had it, Naby Keita had it.
“So it's no guarantee that when you sign a player, he can play immediately the way that the team wants him to play.
“Now we have a team that already knows and understands how we want to play. We also have a few players who were away injured for periods last season coming back, so they are more or less our new players."
