Match ReportDaily Mail FootballUnverified source· 9 Aug 2026
Iraola admits Liverpool not ready after another collapse
Liverpool threw away a two-goal lead for the second straight pre-season game, and the new boss is worried.
Liverpool
team
Competition
Pre-season friendly
Result
Monaco 3-2 Liverpool
Liverpool scorers
Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz
Monaco scorers
Aleksandr Golovin, Mika Biereth, Paris Brunner
What happened. Liverpool lost 3-2 to Monaco after leading 2-0, with Virgil van Dijk conceding a penalty in his first pre-season outing.
- This is Liverpool's second defeat in pre-season and second time squandering a two-goal lead.
- Iraola said players lack energy for 90 minutes and need more training.
- Premier League opener against Newcastle is 13 days away.
“We played a really good first-half, but right now, we don’t have much more in terms of the level required to play like this (over 90 minutes).”
— Andoni Iraola
Iraola admits work is needed before the Premier League season starts against Newcastle.
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