Inside Andoni Iraola's first week at Liverpool as most stars return for training

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Andoni Iraola will meet the media for the first time as Liverpool head coach on Monday, before the majority of the players return to preseason training at the AXA Training Centre on TuesdayAndoni Iraola is the new Liverpool boss(Image: Getty Images)The Andoni Iraola era truly gets underway at Liverpool this week as the new head coach welcomes the bulk of his preseason squad back to the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday.It will mark Iraola's first chance to meet several key figures within his Reds side, with the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, and Milos Kerkez all returning for duty at the Kirkby facility. The likes of Kostas Tsimikas, Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Federico Chiesa are also anticipated to return, joining those who have already arrived for assessment, including Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo, and Conor Bradley.This follows 24 hours after the man who took over from Arne Slot last month faces the media for the first time in his new position.Iraola is due to address journalists at the club's training complex at 11 am local time on Monday, seven days before the players depart for their preseason tour of the United States.Liverpool will establish its base in Chicago throughout and travel to Nashville and New York for friendlies against Sunderland and Wrexham, respectively, before wrapping up its American stint with a fixture at Soldier Field against Leeds.Prior to that lucrative tour, though, comes a week of intensive groundwork at headquarters, with Iraola set to implement a more progressive and attacking style of play among a group of players who languished last season, culminating in a fifth-place finish.Iraola is aiming to win silverware with Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)For numerous reasons, last season proved to be a deeply frustrating campaign for Liverpool, but the decisive — and somewhat unexpected — dismissal of Slot, followed by the swift appointment of Iraola, has demonstrated the club's determination to progress.Speculation surrounding sporting director Richard Hughes' future continues, with him edging closer to a switch to Saudi Pro League outfit Al Hilal.

Meanwhile, the exit of the influential Michael Edwards, as Fenway Sports Group's CEO of football, represents another complication that is hardly ideal at this stage.However, FSG remains privately confident that the foundations are in place and that all the groundwork required to provide Iraola with the necessary resources has been completed. More than $100 million has already been invested in Victor Munoz and Jeremy Jacquet, yet the perception that only the surface has been scratched remains widespread.Finding a replacement for Mohamed Salah is the club's most urgent priority, even though it is pursuing a different type of winger in the market.

Slot fell well short of expectations in his second season at Anfield, and the apathy toward a pedestrian, uninspiring brand of soccer ultimately proved his downfall.The Reds were actually overly predictable last season, securing victories, defeats, or stalemates with a recognizable standard of performance that failed to excite supporters on the terraces.Senior figures at the club are convinced Iraola's high-energy, demanding approach will solve that problem. It all begins this week, though patience will be necessary.The aftermath of Slot's challenging second campaign must not persist, meaning so many players require fresh opportunities and a chance to prove themselves anew.