It was obvious who Liverpool’s best player vs Wrexham was and Andoni Iraola is impressed
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Pick Liverpool’s new front three with Bradley Barcola in it 👇 Who joins the Frenchman in Andoni Iraola's best attack? With other players not really making much of an impression on Iraola, the new head coach has been watching Nyoni’s impact with growing enthusiasm.Nyoni was Liverpool’s best player against WrexhamNyoni’s good second-half performance against Sunderland earned him a start at the Yankee Stadium on Thursday, and he controlled the game from a deep position just behind Dominik Szoboszlai.His stats were not as eye-catching as the first game of pre-season, but Nyoni still looked like the most assured player on the pitch, pinging the ball around and being trusted as the man to build from the back for Liverpool.Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Liverpool player ratings vs Wrexham as Rio Ngumoha is the match-winner in New YorkThe 19-year-old did only play the first-half in New York, but he was still the one fans were talking about at the final whistle, and with every passing performance, he must be working his way further into Iraola’s plans.There have been reports that Liverpool could add a midfielder this summer, but Nyoni now looks ready to play far more than he did last season.
In this kind of form, the Reds would be foolish to buy another player who could potentially block his pathway.Iraola and Thompson impressed by NyoniArne Slot was a big fan of Nyoni’s right from his very first weeks with Liverpool during the summer of 2024, and the former Leicester City prospect seems to have made a similar impression on Iraola.“Trey is very good on the ball, very calm, he reads the situations well,” the head coach told LFCTV after the game. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC “We’re forcing him in the work without the ball, in the press, and he is absolutely doing very well.
He is always confident on the ball so we encourage him. Sometimes even if he loses the ball, ‘Try to find the No.10, try to find the No.9, even balls in behind, look a little bit further’ because he can do it, because he is so good.”Nyoni also earned praise from former Liverpool captain Phil Thompson, who claimed that his preference to look forward with the ball was exactly what the Reds needed more of last season.“Trey’s been fantastic, I’ve watched him intensely in that first-half, you can see he’s been told to get the ball forward quicker,” Thompson said.“You see some instances in there, they were perfect.