Rio Ferdinand changed his tune after Liverpool emphatically answered their critics with a thumping 3-1 win over Tottenham. Jurgen Klopp's side went into Thursday's clash without a win in their previous five Premier League games, having failed to score in their last four.
The drought suffered by their fabled front line led some to question the Reds had any chance of defending their title - especially after they were overtaken by both Manchester clubs in recent weeks.
And ahead of the game against Spurs, Ferdinand claimed the Anfield board may have "sacrificed" Liverpool's title ambitions by not giving Klopp an emergency centre-half in the January transfer window.
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