Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has questioned the spending of Chelsea.

The Blues completed the signing of Romeo Lavia from Southampton yesterday taking their spending to over £850m under co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake.

"What I'm saying is that if we did it we're dead," Guardiola said.

"For Chelsea it's easier than for us. I have no criticism, they can do what they want. But we would be under scrutiny like you cannot imagine.

"I wouldn't be sitting here if we spent what Chelsea have spent in two transfer windows - you [media] would kill me."

As for their spending, Guardiola insists they've done it the right way.

"If we are able to do it, we will do it. We will do what we have always done which is pay what we believe is fair," he said.

"We wanted [Harry] Maguire, we didn't find an agreement so we didn't pay, we wanted [Marc] Cucurella, we wouldn't pay, we wanted Alexis Sanchez, we wouldn't pay.

"We want to pay what is fair, otherwise we have the academy."

He continued: "I think the club is so smart doing what it's done. We are here with the demand to win every game and play a fantastic game.

"The strategy is to win but we will not be desperate to do something if we don't believe in it just to have one more player.

"There are a lot of clubs that have to get rid of a lot of players or they have lots of players coming back from loans - we don't have that problem which is nice.

"That's why the strategy we have done the last few years means the club is working really well with many things."