Liverpool 4 Sunderland 2 - Morrison, Le Fee, Tutierov, Szoboszlai, Chiesa, Koumas goals, Gomez injury

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And while the team he selected will look vastly different to the one that will start the Premier League opener at Newcastle United, that didn't stop his youthful side from opening the scoring in the 13th minute when the excellent Kieran Morrison expertly finished off a flowing team move.Moments before that Liverpool saw their captain for the evening, Joe Gomez, come off injured., and Sunderland equalised in the 28th minute thanks to a stunning strike from Enzo Le Fee.The Black Cats then took the lead in the 49th minute through Timur Tutierov but seven minutes later second-half skipper Dominik Szoboszlai hammered in a superb shot from the edge of the box to restore parity.Federico Chiesa put Liverpool in front with a fine 72nd-minute finish before a third half-time substitute, Lewis Koumas, rounded off another excellent team goal with five minutes of normal time remaining.Today01:48 BSTGoodnight folksThank you very much for joining us or tonight's live blog.We'll have more from Andoni Iraola and our own Paul Gorst in a few hours time, so keep your eye on the Liverpool FC section of the Liverpool ECHO's section.Until next time.Today01:41 BSTMilos Kerkez on what Liverpool fans can expectSpeaking to LFCTV after the 4-2 win over Sunderland, Milos Kerkez, who worked under Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth, said: “We’re working really hard this pre-season. Was taken off for Ifeanyi Ndukwe.MOR TALLA NDIAYE - 5Looked shaky in possession at times and wasn't helped by the experienced Gomez going off.Read Paul Gorst's player ratings in full HERE.Today00:57 BSTFull-time: Liverpool 4-2 SunderlandFull-time and Andoni Iraola wins his first game in charge.Liverpool have beat Sunderland 4-2 in NashvilleToday00:52 BSTGOAL!

Liverpool 3-2 Sunderland (Chiesa)Federico Chiesa with a lovely finish from a tight angle, high into the net after Calvin Ramsay's pass inside.Today00:37 BSTWoodman onFreddie Woodman is now in goal for Liverpool.Today00:36 BSTAbe onJosh Abe is on for Kieran Morrison, who was excellent.Today00:33 BSTNdiaye and Frimpong offLuke Chambers is on for Mor Talla Ndiaye while Calvin Ramsay replaces Jeremie Frimpong.Today00:30 BSTShot savedLouis Koumas is denied. Liverpool 1-2 Sunderland (Timur Tutierov)2-1 Sunderland.

Liverpool have made a raft of changes and Dominik Szoboszlai has the captain's armband.Today00:03 BSTWorrying momentLiverpool's defensive options, as Andoni Iraola admitted earlier this week, are 'very thin'.So the last things the new Reds boss needed was seeing Joe Gomez pick up an injury.He seemed to walk off the field okay, though, so hopefully it's nothing serious.Joe Gomez goes down injured during the pre-season friendly match between Liverpool FC and Sunderland at GEODIS Park on July 25, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee(Image: Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC via Getty Image)25th Jul23:54 BSTHalf time: Liverpool 1-1 SunderlandAnd that's half time.25th Jul23:50 BSTSunderland player downHe caught in the face by James McConnell, who produced an excellent piece of skill but then fouled his opponents when trying to retrieve the ball.25th Jul23:40 BSTChancesA couple of chances for Sunderland after Frimpong lost it in his own area.Mamardashvili makes the first save and McConnell blocks the second.Liverpool are teetering here.25th Jul23:40 BSTSunderland shotIsidor gets a shot off from the edge of the box that goes close.25th Jul23:36 BSTGOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Sunderland (Morrison)And that is a lovely move from Liverpool to open up Sunderland.Harvey Elliott finds some space between the lines before feeding Kieran Morrison, who drifts inside and side-foots calmly into the far side.Liverpool lead!25th Jul23:18 BSTGomez off injuredJoe Gomez isn't being risked.