I understand your irritation and I've no doubt you have some very rational conversations with your Liverpool chums about the cost and value of your players.
However, you're on the Bluemoon forum here.
We're a MCFC fanbase and whether you like or not we are perceived differently when it comes to spending money on players compared to yourselves, the rags, Arsenal...... in fact, with every other club in the league.
That's not paranoia, let's look at the evidence.
When the media report on your spending they refer to it as "strengthening while being on top." The media have also bent over backwards to explain to the Great British public how Liverpool FC can spend all this money in these constrictive times of FFP and PSR.
The media do something similar with the rags too, except rather than offer a detailed report of how they can spend so much money without European football; they turn a blind eye and hope that the size of the club will explain it away. Historically with them it was: "The War Chest"
When MCFC however, have the audacity to buy players and strengthen we hear a very different tone from the media. Things like: "City Slicker's Splurge" and "City Splash the Cash" or "Money Talks" all written with a hint of spite and just enough innuendo to raise the hackles of our red brethren.
Ironically, what the media don't report is that MCFC is one of the most profitable clubs in Europe.
Winning the premier league four times in a row helps with shit like that.
I don't expect you to recognise this or admit it, however, I would invite you to pay close attention to the commentary team when your new boy "Florian Wirtz" is on the ball.
Let's see if he's treated any differently to our Jack Grealish who was repeatedly referred to as: "The one hundred million pound man"
So, of course I understand your irritation for having things taken out of context.
All I would say about that is try being a City fan.