Liverpool fans cheer as Liverpool's English midfielder #68 Kieran Morrison (R) celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the friendly football match between Liverpool and Sunderland at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by TIM VIZER / AFP via Getty Images)

Liverpool's Dutch defender #30 Jeremie Frimpong (L), Sunderland's English striker #14 Romaine Mundle (C) and Sunderland's French midfielder #28 Enzo Le Fee fight for the ball during the friendly football match between Liverpool and Sunderland at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by TIM VIZER / AFP via Getty Images)

Liverpool's Hungarian midfielder #08 Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the friendly football match between Liverpool and Sunderland at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by TIM VIZER / AFP via Getty Images)

Liverpool's Italian striker #14 Federico Chiesa reacts as he scores his team's third goal past Sunderland's English goalkeeper #21 Simon Moore during the friendly football match between Liverpool and Sunderland at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by TIM VIZER / AFP via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: Ethan Bartlow #3 of the Sporting Kansas City looks on before the MLS match between Los Angeles Football Club and Sporting Kansas City at BMO Stadium on July 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luiza Moraes/Getty Images)

Liverpool's English striker #67 Lewis Koumas controls the ball as Sunderland's Swedish goalkeeper #31 Melker Ellborg defends during the friendly football match between Liverpool and Sunderland at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by TIM VIZER / AFP via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: Dejan Joveljic #9 of the Sporting Kansas City and teammates look on before during the MLS match between Los Angeles Football Club and Sporting Kansas City at BMO Stadium on July 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luiza Moraes/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: Dejan Joveljic #9 of the Sporting Kansas City looks on before the MLS match between Los Angeles Football Club and Sporting Kansas City at BMO Stadium on July 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luiza Moraes/Getty Images)