Liverpool beat Wrexham 1-0 in New York for second straight pre-season win

Image: Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates with Rio Ngumoha after the teenager opens the scoring against Wrexham

Liverpool continued their winning start to life under Andoni Iraola by beating Wrexham 1-0 in their second pre-season contest ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.

The Reds had already beaten Sunderland in Nashville before making the trip to Yankee Stadium in New York to face a stern test, with their opposition having already bested both Manchester United and Leeds in recent weeks.

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Image: Szoboszlai leads Liverpool out ahead of their 1-0 win over Wrexham

Match Summary

Stand-in captain Dominik Szoboszlai was forced to play centre-back following the injury to Joe Gomez against the Black Cats. He was still involved in Liverpool's best chance in the first half, picking out Harvey Elliott, who would then set up Josh Abe for a shot kept out by former Reds goalkeeper Danny Ward.

Iraola made four changes at the break, one of those being the introduction of Rio Ngumoha. The teenage sensation proved the difference-maker, driving at the heart of the Wrexham defence before his deflected effort looped into the back of the net for the sole goal of the game 15 minutes from time.

Kieffer Moore did waste a good chance for Wrexham in the latter stages, fluffing his lines from close range, but Liverpool held on to make it two wins from two in the United States.

The squad will travel to Chicago ahead of their next game against Leeds on Sunday, when the likes of Florian Wirtz, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexander Isak are expected to get their first minutes of pre-season.

Iraola: Liverpool Still Not Showing My Identity

Speaking with the club's media post-match, Iraola said his side still had some way to go to adapt to his style ahead of the new season.

"I think overall we were more solid than the other day. It was a different kind of game. The pitch is quite narrow and there are not a lot of spaces. But, I think we had good spells. And even if the other day we scored more goals and it looked nicer, I think today we were more a team and more collective."

Image: Andoni Iraola believes Liverpool still have work to do to showcase his footballing identity

"I think we're still not there [showing his identity]. We sometimes arrive too late, but I think it's a step forward, since especially the first half against Sunderland.

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"That is more of a reference than the second half. Slowly, I hope every game we are closer and closer. We start to add new bodies, because now we are playing with a lot of..."