Liverpool were superior and defeated Sunderland 4–2 to start the Andoni Iraola era with an emphatic victory in their preseason opener on Saturday.
Expectations of what the Spanish boss can deliver on Liverpool’s touchline are sky-high, and it took 13 minutes for Kieran Morrison to score the first goal of the new era, finishing an action that perfectly encapsulated what the Reds will be under the former Bournemouth boss. Sunderland responded thanks to a spectacular hit from Enzo Le Fée that sent the game level at one into the break.
