Liverpool's Gomez to miss start of Prem season

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez suffered a muscle injury after being forced off just eight minutes into the club's 4-2 preseason win over Sunderland in Nashville on Saturday. Head coach Andoni Iraola confirmed at a news conference in Chicago on Thursday that Gomez will miss the Premier League season opener against Newcastle United on August 23. Iraola estimated the 29-year-old's recovery at roughly one month, describing the injury as not massive but enough to rule him out for the start of the campaign.