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Liverpool pre‑season injury leaves Gomez out

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Liverpool US pre‑season ~~friendly marred by Gomez~~ injury leaves Gomez out

Liverpool ~~began~~ opened its 2026‑27 US pre‑season tour with a 4‑2 win over Sunderland at Geodis Park in Nashville. The match gave new manager Andoni Iraola a positive start but was quickly disrupted when captain and centre‑back Joe Gomez was forced off after eight minutes with an undisclosed injury. The 18‑year‑old Ifeanyi Ndukwe replaced him, and Kostas Tsimikas assumed the armband. Goals came from Kieran Morrison (13'), ~~an early Sunderland equaliser by~~ Enzo Le Fée (28'), ~~a second lead by~~ Timur Tutierv (49'), ~~before Liverpool restored control through~~ Dominik Szoboszlai (56'), Federico Chiesa (72') and Lewis Koumas (85'). Iraola called Gomez’s injury “the worst news” of the tour and warned of a defensive crisis. New signing Jeremy Jacquet remains sidelined, while ~~regulars~~ Virgil van Dijk, Giovanni Leoni (ACL) and former defender Ibrahima Konaté are unavailable. On 30 July, Iraola confirmed the muscle injury would keep Gomez out for roughly a month, meaning he would miss Liverpool’s opening Premier League fixture against Newcastle United on 23 August. The club now faces a limited pool of centre‑backs and may need to ~~seek further centre‑back reinforcement~~ pursue another defensive signing before the ~~Premier League season~~ league begins. ~~The friendly is part of a broader itinerary that also includes fixtures against Wrexham, Leeds United, Rangers, Monaco, Como and others.~~

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