Jurgen Klopp’s international team was very active during the November international break; 18 players gained more playing time, and three of them scored.
Now that 2023’s last international break is over, we can focus once more on Liverpool’s busy schedule.
Thankfully, despite the fact that his team had to play a lot of minutes, Klopp’s international players will all be healthy for Saturday’s match against Manchester City when they return to Merseyside.
Many players saw their confidence soar as a result of the short turnaround, but six different players scored, including one who scored four goals.
Here’s how the Reds’ overseas players performed over the November break.
Time spent playing
There were four Reds who played every minute for their country, including Alisson, who had been left out of Brazil’s roster for seven consecutive games prior to the break:
Alisson – 180
Dominik Szoboszlai – 180
Harvey Elliott – 180
Mohamed Salah – 180
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 174
Luis Diaz – 171
Darwin Nunez – 163
Ben Doak – 149
Alexis Mac Allister – 135
Virgil van Dijk – 135
Calum Scanlon – 117
Jarell Quansah – 98
Diogo Jota – 90
Kostas Tsimikas – 90
Wataru Endo – 83
Cody Gakpo – 82
Luke Chambers – 69
Caoimhin Kelleher – 45
Goals
It was a good fortnight for Liverpool’s strikers, with Salah and Nunez making the most of their chances to add to their international tally:
Salah – 4
Elliott – 3
Nunez – 3
Diaz – 2
Szoboszlai – 2
Gakpo – 1
Assists
Not content with his brace, Szoboszlai made sure to set up two more goals for Hungary, while a few of youngsters also assisted a teammate:
Szoboszlai – 2
Doak – 1
Jota – 1
Scanlon – 1