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Jose Mourinho claims Liverpool have to win the Premier League this season as the have invest well.

Jose Mourinho believes Liverpool will be under pressure to win the Premier League after their summer spending spree.

Manager Jurgen Klopp criticised Manchester United's decision to pay £90million for Paul Pogba in 2016 but the Reds manager has spent £175million on new players this summer as he looks to build a team capable of challenging for the Premier League and Champions League.

The new additions - Alisson, FAbinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri - come on the back of the £75million the club paid for Virgil van Dijk in January and Mourinho feels the change in the club's transfer policy means Klopp will be under pressure to deliver trophies.

"I think if you have the money, if you invest well, it is better than to have it in the bank. Because the interest rates are very low," Mourinho said.

"The problem is you have to invest well and honestly I think they did very well, because every player they bought are quality players. I'm happy for them.

"And I'm also happy to smile and to see that, you know, you can change your opinion and change as a person, it's funny.

"That's okay, but maybe this season finally you demand that they win. I think you have to be fair and now you have to demand [they win the league].

"You have to say the team, with the investments not just this season, last season, that you made in January, that you make now, because that will probably be the record for the Premier League this season, I can't see anyone else getting close to spending what they have.

"A team that was a finalist in the Champions League, you have to say you are a big candidate, you have to win."