Overview
- Liverpool complete their United States tour with a friendly against Leeds at Soldier Field on Sunday as the team arrives unbeaten after wins over Sunderland and Wrexham.
- Head coach Andoni Iraola confirmed Ryan Gravenberch, Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have joined the squad from World Cup breaks and will feature with tightly managed minutes.
- Joe Gomez suffered a muscle injury in pre-season and is expected to be sidelined for about a month while summer signing Jérémy Jacquet remains a cautious selection because of recent shoulder discomfort.
- Iraola confirmed Víctor Muñoz will join the squad next week, Alisson Becker will return to train from day one in Liverpool and Alexis Mac Allister will rejoin later ahead of the Monaco friendly.
- The friendlies are being treated as controlled tests to shape Iraola’s tactics, assess squad depth—particularly at centre-back—and meet fitness and registration needs ahead of the Aug. 23 Premier League opener while broadcasts run on All Red Video in the UK and ESPN platforms in the U.S.