Leeds boss pays Liverpool big compliment amid 'outstanding' Harry Wilson claim
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Liverpool will take on Leeds this weekend in Chicago, with Andoni Iraola and Daniel Farke set to go head-to-head in the final match of their US tours before returning to EnglandLeeds United manager Daniel Farke greets Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson.(Image: Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Leeds boss Daniel Farke is looking forward to playing Liverpool this weekend, with the two Premier League sides set to face off in Chicago as pre-season preparations continue.Liverpool has beaten Sunderland and Wrexham so far this summer under Andoni Iraola, and concludes its US tour with this fixture. Leeds took on the same teams, beating the former 1-0 and losing 3-2 to the latter."I expect another tough test against Liverpool, especially with the quality of players that they have," Farke, who guided Leeds to a 14th-place finish last term, said ahead of the clash at Soldier Field in Illinois."These moments right now are very challenging with double sessions going for multiple weeks," Farke added.
"But there is no replacement for that winning feeling and it would be great to have it again."Former Liverpool winger Harry Wilson, who moved to Leeds from Fulham as a free agent this summer, will come up against his old side once again."We have played against Harry at this level, in Premier League occurrences and others, but it was an outstanding season for him last season," Farke said."He was creating a lot of goalscoring chances between him and his teammates and has a lot of experience in the Premier League, which brings more quality to us."Daniel Farke reacts during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Leeds United at Anfield on January 01, 2026(Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)Leeds will be familiar with Liverpool, having drawn twice against the Reds last season, 3-3 at Elland Road and 0-0 at Anfield.Farke knows Iraola well too, even though he has now taken charge after the firing of Arne Slot.Iraola was brought in to move towards a more intense style of play again, with the early signs in pre-season having been positive, and several big names including Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak still to come back."I think the intensity, what we need, it's here now," Dominik Szoboszlai said in a press conference on Thursday.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign."What we have been missing, it's back.
From the coach's side, from the players' side as well. So now we have to put this together with the quality of the players we have.""Now that a couple of guys have left and maybe we are not the oldest [players] in the team but we've been here a long time, we are all in the same boat and we want the best for the club and for each other."We have a captain in Virgil [van Dijk] and we will follow him everywhere with what he and the gaffer says, and I think I can talk from everybody's side that we want to be successful this season."It's a long-term [project] because obviously we have a new manager and the team has been changed.