Andoni Iraola reveals new plan for Liverpool trio returning from World Cup

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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola has looked ahead to his side's preseason clash with Leeds, which will bring the tour of America to a close on SundayAndoni Iraola has discussed the availability of some of his Liverpool players(Image: (Photo by Nikki Dyer/Liverpool FC via Getty Images))Andoni Iraola has confirmed that a trio of Alexander Isak, Ryan Gravenberch, and Florian Wirtz will feature against Leeds in a friendly match on Sunday, but claims he will have to "restrict" their minutes.It comes as the Liverpool boss is ramping up pre-season preparations, with the Premier League opposition providing the final challenge of the tour of America.The Reds have picked up wins against Sunderland and Wrexham so far, though the roster available to Iraola has been far from his first-choice team.Several key players have been missing, be it through injury or an extended break due to the World Cup, which has created a staggered approach to some returns.Among those only recently featuring in training is the trio of Wirtz, Isak, and Gravenberch, who look set to get their first minutes of pre-season in the clash with Leeds.While Iraola is hoping to use the match as an opportunity to fine-tune some tactical instructions with the players, he is also cautious of the minutes they will need to be at peak fitness.He told LFCTV on the three returning stars: "With Florian, Ryan, and Alex, they’ve been the ones arriving late.“I think we’ve been cautious in terms of giving them the time to reach to the level where the others are, because they’ve been training for two weeks before them, but my idea is that the three of them will play the last game against Leeds.“Probably we’ll have to restrict their minutes. We still have another three weeks before the start of the season where they will play more, we can push them more.“But I think we need them to start as soon as possible because sometimes they have to make the mistakes now, so we can have time to correct them.”Alexander Isak during a Liverpool pre-season training session(Image: (Nikki Dyer/Liverpool FC via Getty Images))It's a step in the right direction for Iraola, who is having to balance the chaotic nature of the players returning at different stages, which could disrupt Liverpool's preparations for the new season.There are still doubts over Jeremy Jacquet's availability, with the manager admitting the defender's injury may cause him to sit out against Leeds, amid concerns elsewhere in the defensive line — with Joe Gomez out of action for a few weeks and Giovanni Leoni making his recovery from a long-term injury.Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, and Alisson Becker will all officially be part of the group in the coming days, after the trio recently returned to training at the AXA Training Centre.Then the manager is just waiting for injury returns and the duo who featured in the World Cup final, Alexis Mac Allister and Victor Munoz, by which point the team will look a little closer to full quality.