LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, September 12, 2017: Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp and assistant manager Zeljko Buvac [L] during a training session at Melwood Training Ground ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group E match against Sevilla FC. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Jurgen Klopp left with strong Liverpool group during November international break

Jurgen Klopp will be able to work with a host of his key names during the November international break, Liverpool’s work continues at Melwood.

The Reds’ 4-1 win away to West Ham provided the ideal send-off as the senior squad embarks for World Cup qualifiers and friendlies around the globe.

Their third consecutive victory, taking the three points from the London Stadium rubber-stamped a revival for Klopp’s side, after having suffered a miserable 4-1 loss away to Tottenham.

With just under two weeks until their next outing, at home to Southampton on November 18, Liverpool will be ruing a stall in their momentum.

But Klopp can look to build on the training pitch ahead of that clash, as a number of his first-team regulars will remain on Merseyside during the break.

Loris Karius, Joel Matip, Ragnar Klavan, Jon Flanagan, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge will all report for training at Melwood.

Peripheral figures and youngsters such as Adam Bogdan, Ovie Ejaria, Lazar Markovic and Danny Ings will also be present, while Klopp is likely to turn to his academy to flesh out the group.

Furthermore, Adam Lallana is set to return to first-team training after missing the first three months of the campaign with a thigh injury.

Nathaniel Clyne is still sidelined, with Klopp revealing ahead of Saturday’s trip to east London that the right-back had suffered “a little setback” in his recovery from a back problem.

Germany's Emre Can at the international soccer match between German and Slovakia in the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, 29 May 2016. Photo: ANDREAS GEBERT/dpa

A plethora of Liverpool players will be on international duty this month, however, with 16 of Klopp’s senior squad called up by their respective nations.

These include Jordan Henderson and Joe Gomez for England, with the young defender in line for his first cap for the Three Lions when they take on Germany and Brazil at Wembley.

They could face off against Emre Can, who is part of Joachim Low’s Germany squad, while Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino have been included in Tite’s Brazil group.

It remains to be seen whether Coutinho will feature against either England or Japan, however, due to the playmaker’s groin injury.

Sadio Mane is expected to take to the field for Senegal’s crucial World Cup qualifiers against South Africa, but Klopp is hoping he will return before the second game of that double-header.

Elsewhere, Dejan Lovren will be looking to seal Croatia’s place at next summer’s tournament in their play-off clashes with Greece.

And Alberto Moreno could be given his first Spain cap since 2014, having been included in Julen Lopetegui’s experimental 25-man squad for friendlies against Costa Rica and Russia.


Liverpool During the International Break

Georginio Wijnaldum of Holland during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying match between The Netherlands and Luxembourg at the Kuip on June 9, 2017 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

On Duty: Simon Mignolet, Danny Ward, Dejan Lovren, Joe Gomez, Alberto Moreno, Andrew Robertson, Jordan Henderson, Emre Can, Georginio Wijnaldum, Marko Grujic, Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane, Ben Woodburn, Roberto Firmino, Divock Origi

Notable Youth: Harry Wilson, Kamil Grabara, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominic Solanke, Curtis Jones, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Luis Longstaff, Corey Whelan

At Melwood: Loris Karius, Adam Bogdan, Joel Matip, Ragnar Klavan, Jon Flanagan, James Milner, Ovie Ejaria, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mohamed Salah, Lazar Markovic, Danny Ings, Daniel Sturridge

Injured: Nathaniel Clyne, Adam Lallana

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