Liverpool stars given nine-word warning after Andoni Iraola replaces Arne Slot

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SportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool's squad has been served a stark warning ahead of Andoni Iraola's takeover at Anfield this summerAndoni Iraola's tactics may come as a shock to Liverpool's players once he officially makes his arrival at Anfield this summer. That's according to former Reds striker Dominic Solanke, who worked under the Spaniard during a fruitful spell together at Bournemouth.Iraola, 43, has been appointed as Liverpool's next long-term manager after Arne Slot was recently sacked after two seasons with the club.

The Basque boss has signed a two-year contract on Merseyside and will attempt to lift Liverpool back to their former heights after limping to fifth in the Premier League this season.However, Solanke has previously given a grave nine-word warning about what to expect under Iraola's regime. Bournemouth infamously got off to a slow start under Iraola's command following his arrival in 2023 and failed to win any of their first nine league games with him in charge.Solanke, who joined Tottenham for £55million in the summer of 2024, continued: "For me, I'm pressing with a No.

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageSolanke's comments are remarkably similar to the atmosphere that surrounded Anfield when Jurgen Klopp first took over. The German's 'gegenpressing' ideology took some time to embed itself within the squad after he first arrived at Anfield but the Reds became a dominant European force once his ways were established.It's not only Iraola's tactics that may come as a shock to certain players.