The Premier League is back this weekend! The international break is now almost over, and some national teams have now concluded their hectic schedules, which has seen them playing four fixtures in just 11 days. Thus, players are returning to AXA Training Centre in dribs and drabs, ahead of Sunday's highly anticipated clash with Manchester City, who have been in the news quite a bit.
So, find out which members of Andoni Iraola's squad are back on Merseyside, not including injured duo Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak, as well as when the rest will be returning.
Liverpool players back after international duty
- Netherlands: Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Jeremie Frimpong.
- Germany: Florian Wirtz.
- Wales: Lewis Koumas.
- Greece: Kostas Tsimikas.
- Hungary: Miloš Kerkez.
Germany, Netherlands and Greece, who are actually all in the same group, as well as Wales, all wrapped up their international break fixtures on Sunday night, hence why the Liverpool players in these respective squads have now returned.
Virgil van Dijk earned his 100th Dutch cap at the weekend, starting all four of their matches, while Ryan Gravenberch, Florian Wirtz, Kostas Tsimikas and Lewis Koumas were also busy,; Jeremie Frimpong not so much. Nevertheless, all of those players will all be given a few days off by Iraola, before intense training resumes later in the week.
Meantime, despite the fact that Hungary have a match still to play, Miloš Kerkez travelled back to England on Sunday. That is because, having been booked twice across three matches, the left-back is suspended for the Magyars' clash with Ukraine, which is probably good news for Liverpool.
There are though eight members of Iraola's squad still out there on international duty, so when do these players play their final fixtures of the break?
Liverpool players still on interntional duty
Monday 5 October
- Dominik Szoboszlai: Ukraine vs Hungary - Štadión Antona Malatinského. Kick off 7:45pm.
- Jérémy Jacquet & Bradley Barcola: France vs Belgium - Stade de France. Kick off 7:45pm.
- Giorgi Mamardashvili: Northern Ireland vs Georgia - Windsor Park. Kick off 7:45pm.
Tuesday 6 October
- Ronaldo Araújo: India vs Uruguay - Salt Lake Stadium. Kick off 3pm.
- Rio Ngumoha: England vs Czech Republic - Wembley. Kick off 7:45pm.
- Víctor Muñoz: Croatia vs Spain - Stadion Poljud. Kick off 7:45pm.
- Alexis Mac Allister: Argentina vs Benin - Estadio Monumental. Kick off midnight.
- Note: All kick off times are UK.
France, Hungary and Georgia all wrap up their Nations League fixtures on Monday night, with Dominik Szoboszlai, Jérémy Jacquet and Giorgi Mamardashvili all likely to start, while Bradley Barcola will feature at some stage. Mamardashvili will be in Belfast, so won't have far to travel post-game.
In contrast, Ronald Araújo's Uruguay are taking on India in Kolkata on Tuesday. Having already started matches against Japan in Rifu and Korea Republic in Seoul, the 27 year old is certainly racking up the air miles.
As is Alexis Mac Allister, who has started both of Argentina's fixtures during this break, set to be in la Albiceleste lineup for Lionel Messi's farewell match against Benin at the Monumental in the early hours of Wednesday morning. It remains to be seen how this excessive travel will impact Araújo and Mac Allister's availability for Man City.
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