Joe Gomez injury takes shine off Liverpool’s first win under Andoni Iraola

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Andoni Iraola said the injury to Joe Gomez was the “worst news” after he began his Liverpool reign with a 4-2 win over Sunderland in Nashville. Gomez, 29, was forced off within 10 minutes of Liverpool’s first friendly of pre-season after appearing to suffer a muscle issue.

Gomez, who is Liverpool’s longest-serving player, has struggled with injuries throughout his time at Anfield. "Probably the worst news has been straight away the injury of Joe,” Iraola said after the win.

Unluckily for us, straight away we've lost Joe."Iraola confirmed that new centre-back Jacquet is unlikely to feature until Liverpool’s final game of their pre-season tour as he recovers from a shoulder injury. Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Ryan Gravenberch will begin training with Liverpool on Sunday after joining the pre-season squad.