Jurgen Klopp suspicions justified but Liverpool have shown right Premier League response

There's rarely such a thing as an opportune international break for a club manager. But the latest pause in the Premier League season is more poorly timed than most for Jurgen Klopp.

After a strong start to the campaign for his new-look side, the Liverpool boss has seen momentum checked and instead had to watch with fingers crossed as his players dispersed across the globe to represent their countries.

Klopp will find out more about the fitness levels of each player when the squad reconvenes at the AXA Training Centre on Thursday to begin preparations for the 12.30pm kick-off at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

The Reds boss has previously suspected his team have been given a bit of a rough ride when it comes to how fixtures have been scheduled post-international breaks. Evidence suggests he may have a point.

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Starting with his very first game in charge of Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur almost eight years ago, Klopp has overseen 29 previous international breaks while at Anfield. During that time, the Reds have faced top-six rivals on 13 occasions, while the remaining fixtures have included two Merseyside derbies.

Eleven of those games have been the early Saturday kick-off, with this weekend meaning Liverpool have featured in four of the last six such matches post-international break.

But for all the concerns over how the international break can disrupt preparations and threaten the fitness of players, Liverpool have lost only three of their 29 post-break fixtures under Klopp - all of them at Manchester City.

The Reds have played Tottenham