Liverpool head into Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Villarreal off the back of two consecutive wins, as Andoni Iraola locks horns with a familiar face on the Anfield touchline.
The Yellow Submarine are now led by Iraola’s former assistant, Iñigo Pérez, who eventually took on the Rayo Vallecano job after Iraola left the Madrid club for Bournemouth in 2023, having initially tried to follow his boss to the English south coast only to be refused a work permit.
Pérez guided Rayo to the Conference League final last season, and was appointed as Marcelino’s successor at Villarreal in June. While the Yellow Submarine currently sit mid-table in La Liga, Pérez took the club to a first Champions League victory since 2022 last week, beating Napoli 3–1.
Six-time European champions Liverpool have started the league phase with a pair of wins, including a 2–1 triumph over Atlético Madrid at Anfield on Matchday 1. They subsequently put LASK to the sword in a 6–3 rout, and are in a bouyant mood after coming from behind to defeat Brentford at the weekend.
The Reds remain imperfect at the start of Iraola’s reign, but the results have been mostly impressive.
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