Luis Diaz transfer 'hope' emerges as Liverpool international injury curse continues
There's plenty Jurgen Klopp will miss when he leaves his post as Liverpool manager at the end of the season. International breaks, though, won't be among them.
Throughout his time at Anfield, the Reds boss has had sufficient reason to fear the arrival of national team duty, with the constant threat of his players picking up injuries or members of his squad having their futures called into question.
And there were examples of both on Tuesday, most pertinently when Andy Robertson picked up an ankle injury that forced him off during the first half of Scotland's 1-0 home friendly defeat to Northern Ireland in Glasgow.
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Robertson will undergo scans on his return to Merseyside to ascertain the extent of the damage amid fears he faces another spell on the sidelines. The left-back missed more than three months of the season having required shoulder surgery after being injured when playing for Scotland against Spain back in October.
Northern Ireland's goal was scored by Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley, whose individual effort opened his account for his country. "I don't think I could have dreamed of it going the way it did," he said. "It’s a privilege to score my first goal for my country, so yeah, I’m buzzing!”
There was disappointment for another Reds full-back with Kostas Tsimikas and Greece losing to Georgia in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw in their Euro 2024 qualifying play-off. However, Joe Gomez came off the bench to play the majority of England's 2-2 friendly draw with Belgium at Wembley.
Of the remaining European contingent, Ibrahima Konate -
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