The international break is usually a time for club managers to cross their fingers, legs and more besides after waving goodbye to their players in the hope of them returning unscathed. For Arne Slot, though, there could be reason to be grateful for the current round of national team duty.

The desire to get back on to the pitch and right the wrongs of three successive defeats before the temporary pause in action will have been burning strongly among Liverpool players as they departed Stamford Bridge earlier this month.

But for a particular section of the Reds squad, a change of scenery and an opportunity to boost wavering confidence may ultimately prove huge beneficial.

A first glance at the statistics would suggest Liverpool, who were last season's top scorers in the Premier League, aren't having many issues in attack...