How Liverpool are shaping up under Iraola

Winning is important - but for many fans, how a team plays in the hunt for wins is almost as significant.

When results don't come, a style that fans enjoy watching often buys a manager more time than a pragmatist might be afforded.

Andoni Iraola replaced Arne Slot as Liverpool head coach a season after the latter won the Premier League with the Reds.

Many believe the Spanish coach's style is more aligned with the 'heavy metal' style of football Anfield had come to love under Jurgen Klopp.

So how have Liverpool fared in their pre-season games so far under Iraola?

Liverpool have beaten Sunderland and Wrexham in pre-season, but they threw away two-goal leads in defeats by both Leeds and Monaco.

They averaged 60.6% possession over this small sample size - which is a 12.9% jump on Bournemouth 's average possession under Iraola in the league last season.

With teams more likely to sit deep against Liverpool , having lots of possession is a newer challenge Iraola has to tackle.