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Iraola Makes Anfield Bow as Liverpool Rushes to Plug Defensive Holes

The home friendly with Monaco doubles as a fitness test that exposes defensive gaps and raises urgency to secure reinforcements before the season starts.

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Overview

  • Andoni Iraola took charge at Anfield for the first time on Sunday with a senior-led starting XI announced by Liverpool and Victor Munoz named among the substitutes.
  • The match kicked off at 2:30pm BST and is being shown on Liverpool’s own platforms, All Red Video/LFCTV, rather than standard UK national TV.
  • Pre-season fragility — including a 4-2 collapse to Leeds and injury absences such as Joe Gomez — has prompted the club to seek immediate cover for central defence.
  • Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo was reported to have arrived in England for a medical as a season-long loan move to Liverpool, a developing response to the defensive shortfall.
  • Munoz, signed from Osasuna in June for about £34.5m, cut short his World Cup break to join training and is in contention to make his debut as Liverpool prepares for the Premier League opener on August 23.