Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says new signing Darwin Nunez had a "perfect night" as he opened his club account to score four goals in the Reds' 5-0 win over RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena.
Nunez has been under close scrutiny from fans since joining from Benfica for an initial £64m, which could rise to a club record £85m with add-ons.
"That's the best way obviously to stop all these discussions," said Klopp.
"We always think that if you pay a lot of money then the players feel no pressure or whatever. They are all completely normal human beings and the first touch is not perfect then all of a sudden.
"This generation of players read social media, which is really not smart, but they do. All of a sudden you get in a rush and these kinds of things.
"He's a different striker to what we have or what we had, but he's a really good one.
"That's of course a perfect night for him."
The Reds face RB Salzburg in their next pre-season game on Wednesday before playing Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday, 30 July.