During the first international break of the 2023–24 season, 16 members of the first team of Liverpool competed for their nation, with three in particular having success.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate, after being called up, withdrew from the France and England squads, respectively, due to injury.
Ryan Gravenberch, meanwhile, chose to stay at the AXA Training Center rather than meet with the Netherlands U21s in an effort to acclimate himself to his new club.
Supporters will be happy to know that no serious injuries were reported, despite the fact that the Reds who did travel were involved for their nations to varied degrees.
Ben Doak performed admirably for Scotland U21s in a new center-forward position, while Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota both scored goals for their respective national teams.
Although he didn’t initially train with Egypt’s team until after their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia, in which they had already clinched a spot, Mohamed Salah did play the whole friendly match against Tunisia.
Alisson and Caoimhin Kelleher, two senior Liverpool players, were the only ones to travel without playing for their respective nations.
The Netherlands and Scotland are once more playing Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson every minute. Hungary’s Dominik Szoboszlai also participated in two complete games.
For the nation, two forwards each scored twice, with Gakpo scoring on both of his two appearances.
Along with his two goals, Jota added an assist, and Nunez, playing for Uruguay for the first time, truly stood out with two assists.
Robertson’s contribution to Harry Maguire’s own goal for England is not being taken into account!
