In recent days Jurgen Klopp among others has spoken out in the media about the investments the Blues made last month, and then during Friday night’s goalless draw with Fulham plenty of the travelling support sang ‘What a waste of money’ in the direction of Enzo Fernandez.

Potter says he has never envied clubs with greater resources and he is bullish about the inevitable jibes that will come in his and the team’s direction in the coming weeks and months.

‘It’s normal,’ he said.

‘We’ve spent the money we’ve spent. The media aren’t going to let that go under the radar. All of football will be singing that song, that’s for sure. Everybody is entitled to their opinion. There’s free speech, which is good. I don’t worry about that.

‘Envy isn’t a good quality to have. I’ve never been envious of anybody. I’ve tried to work and do the best I can in the circumstances I have.

‘You’re best to compare to yourself rather than somebody else because you don’t know the context or the situation. I also understand that’s the world we’re in, and that’s fine by me.

‘Most managers would love to be in my position,’ added Potter.

‘It’s a fantastic football club, and a really exciting time. You should never really compare yourself to somebody else because you don’t know their circumstances. All you can do is try to improve yourself.

‘Anybody that works here should be excited and grateful and happy, because it’s a fantastic football club.’