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Sports•Sep 18, 2026

How Andoni Iraola Is Moving Liverpool Beyond the Arne Slot Era

Key Highlights Liverpool remain unbeaten under Iraola but have drawn two of their last three Premier League matches, including a flat performance against Fulham days after a Champions League win over Atletico Madrid. The squad’s average age of 25.3 in the Premier League is among the league’s youngest, with teenagers Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni ...

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Sports•Sep 11, 2026

Iraola Backs Koumas After Liverpool Decide to Keep Young Forward

Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has confirmed he moved quickly to secure Lewis Koumas’s place in the first-team squad, citing the young forward’s professional attitude, training application, and game-changing potential as a substitute. Iraola revealed the decision was made almost immediately upon his arrival at the club. “For me, Koumas the first week I was ...

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