Iraola's Liverpool Begin with a Win, but Gomez Injury Looms Large

Andoni Iraola's first match as Liverpool manager produced the result he would have wanted — a 4-2 preseason win over Sunderland, with goals from Kieran Morrison, Dominik Szoboszlai, Federico Chiesa and Lewis Koumas — but the afternoon ended with a cloud over Anfield. A Joe Gomez injury prompted Iraola to describe the news as 'the worst', and with the season yet to begin, the extent of the problem will be a significant concern in the days ahead.

Off the pitch, Internazionale moved for Cristian Romero, opening talks with Tottenham over the Argentina captain who helped his country to a second consecutive World Cup final. After five years at Spurs, a departure looks increasingly plausible. Meanwhile, the fallout from that final continued to simmer: Dani Olmo publicly rejected an apology from Argentina assistant Roberto Ayala over their post-match confrontation, ensuring the dispute lingers.

Elsewhere, Luis Suárez settled things for Inter Miami with a late penalty on Casemiro's debut, LAFC made it four wins in a row with a 4-0 thrashing of Sporting KC — Son Heung-min scoring for the third consecutive match — and York City parted ways with Stuart Maynard, just three months after he delivered them the National League title and a return to the EFL.