Liverpool fly to Chicago on Monday for a two-week pre-season tour of the United States.It is a crucial trip for new head coach Andoni Iraola, as he looks to put his stamp on the squad he inherited from Arne Slot before the 2026-27 campaign.As well as embarking on an intensive training schedule in sweltering temperatures, Liverpool will play three matches in Nashville, New York and Chicago.Supporters are set to get their first glimpse of French defender Jeremy Jacquet after his arrival from Rennes, but fellow new signing Victor Munoz won’t be involved following his World Cup commitments with Spain.The tour also carries great importance for Liverpool commercially, given their existing sponsorship deals with U.S.-based blue-chip brands and their growing fanbase across the country.Here’s what to expect.Did Mbappe almost move to Liverpool?Christopher HamillWho are Liverpool playing?Liverpool will use Chicago as their training base throughout the tour, flying to Nashville and New York the day before the games there and then returning to Illinois.Their first friendly is against Sunderland at Nashville’s 30,000-capacity Geodis Park on Saturday, July 25 (5pm kick-off, 11pm in the UK).Home to Major League Soccer club Nashville SC, it opened in 2022 and is the largest stadium dedicated solely to soccer across the U.S. Nashville’s vice-chairman is former Liverpool CEO Ian Ayre.Iraola’s squad will then take on Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac’s Championship team Wrexham at New York’s Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, July 29 (7.30pm kick-off, 12.30am in the UK the following day).