Liverpool preview: Five key questions heading into 2026-27 season
New Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola will hope his brand of high-octane attacking football can banish memories of an expensive squad that wildly underperformed in their title defence last season and is seeking to find a way back to challenging for the crown. The new campaign gets under way on August 21 when champions Arsenal host promoted Coventry City, with Liverpool’s first game at Newcastle United two days later giving their fans the first chance to see what their Spanish boss can do at the helm.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The new campaign gets under way on August 21 when champions Arsenal host promoted Coventry City, with Liverpool’s first game at Newcastle United two days later giving their fans the first chance to see what their Spanish boss can do at the helm.
- Fact 2: Liverpool won the league by a wide margin in 2024-25, then finished fifth last season while conceding 53 goals and losing 12 matches – a collapse that duly got Arne Slot sacked.
- Fact 3: Rather than buying a direct replacement, Liverpool have signed 23-year-old Spain international Victor Munoz to offer cover across the front line and wings, while academy products like Rio Ngumoha are pushing for minutes.
- Fact 4: Fenway Sports Group has agreed to sell roughly 38 percent of Liverpool to 1892 Holdings, a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, and the Mittal family, in a deal that values the club at more than $7bn.
New Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola will hope his brand of high-octane attacking football can banish memories of an expensive squad that wildly underperformed in their title defence last season and is seeking to find a way back to challenging for the crown. The new campaign gets under way on August 21 when champions Arsenal host promoted Coventry City, with Liverpool’s first game at Newcastle United two days later giving their fans the first chance to see what their Spanish boss can do at the helm.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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