Liverpool 2-3 Monaco: Three talking points

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The Reds are back on home soil in seven days’ time when they face Serie A’s Como for their final friendly before the new Premier League campaign begins. Here were the key talking points from Anfield: Mixed signs on Iraola’s home bow Andoni Iraola’s honeymoon as Liverpool head coach may not last long at all.

Iraola’s brand of football is more attuned to what Liverpool sought as an antidote to the joyless, near-pedestrian dirge surved up by his predecessor. But there is still plenty of work for the Anfield hierarchy to do to ensure their side is in fighting shape for the Premier League’s opening weekend.

Curtis Jones was a notable omission from Sunday’s matchday squad amid ongoing uncertainty over the homegrown midfielder’s immediate future. Jones cut a frustrated figure during Liverpool’s pre-season tour of the United States, infamously becoming embroiled in an on-field row with teammates.