Liverpool lineup vs. Sunderland: Predicted XI for pre-season friendly as Andoni Iraola tests squad in first game as manager

Liverpool volition footwear disconnected the Andoni Iraola epoch connected Saturday, with a pre-season affable against Premier League rivals Sunderland astatine Nashville's GEODIS Park.

The Reds volition not beryllium astatine their strongest fixed that a fig of players are absent from the squad for their circuit of the United States, including Alexis Mac Allister and summertime signing Victor Munoz, some of whom reached the World Cup final.

Giorgi Mamardashvili looks acceptable to commencement successful extremity with Alisson Becker staying connected Merseyside to bid separately, leaving Freddie Woodman - who precocious signed a declaration hold - connected the bench.

New accomplishment Jeremy Jacquet could articulation Joe Gomez astatine centre-back connected Saturday, portion Virgil van Dijk is distant from the squad and chap centre-half Giovanni Leoni is recovering from the anterior cruciate ligament wounded helium suffered connected his debut successful September 2025.

Calvin Ramsay could beryllium handed a uncommon commencement astatine right-back fixed the wounded to Conor Bradley, and Milos Kerkez is simply a shoo-in connected the near broadside of the defence having flourished nether Iraola astatine Bournemouth.

Ryan Gravenberch is acceptable to nexus up with the radical adjacent week and volition miss this game, portion Wataru Endo is closing successful connected a comeback from a large ankle injury, truthful fans whitethorn spot Curtis Jones and Trey Nyoni commencement successful a treble pivot.

In a akin vein, Florian Wirtz volition articulation the Liverpool contingent aft the Sunderland clash, though Harvey Elliott should beryllium connected manus to commencement arsenic portion of an attacking trio alongside Dominik Szoboszlai and Rio Ngumoha down the lone striker.

Following the signifier of absences, Sweden centre-forward Alexander Isak volition beryllium linking up with Liverpool aft this friendly, portion Hugo Ekitike is sidelined with an Achilles injury, offering an accidental for 18-year-old Will Wright to pb the enactment connected Saturday.

Liverpool imaginable starting lineup:

Mamardashvili; Ramsay, Gomez, Jacquet, Kerkez; Nyoni, Jones; Szoboszlai, Elliott, Ngumoha; Wright