liverpool vs sunderland

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Liverpool's recent friendly win over Sunderland was overshadowed by a significant injury to defender Joe Gomez, raising defensive concerns.

Liverpool began their new era under coach Andoni Iraola with a victory against Sunderland in a friendly match, but the win was marred by a major injury to key defender Joe Gomez. The injury has deepened Liverpool's defensive worries, as they also faced other setbacks including the absence of a £60 million defender and the banning of a promising teenage player for the season. Fans are closely following updates on the team's defensive lineup moving forward.