Jurgen Klopp’s first full season in charge of Liverpool was met by optimism from many Reds fans, and they’ve been proven right based on the first few months of the season.

Klopp’s side are top of the Premier League after winning eight of their opening 11 matches, with the 2-0 defeat at Burnley back in August the only blemish on a stunning start to the campaign.

Impressive victories over Arsenal and Chelsea have demonstrated their title credentials and, with the amount of goals they’re scoring at the moment, it’s difficult to see anyone stopping them.

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Liverpool have netted 30 times in the league this season, six more than the next best Chelsea, and in Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, and Philippe Coutinho, they’ve got the deadliest strike force in the division.

The Reds, without European commitments this season, are also through to the last eight of the League Cup, and they’ll fancy their chances of progressing to the semi-finals when they host Championship side Leeds in a fortnight’s time.

Nonetheless, the international break interrupted the domestic season this fortnight, and several Liverpool players were called up to their national teams for World Cup qualifiers and/or friendly matches, but who performed the best?

Here are THREE Liverpool players who starred for their country this fortnight…

Daniel Sturridge

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He hasn’t featured much for Liverpool this season, but Daniel Sturridge proved what a top-quality striker he is for England against Scotland last week.

The former Chelsea and Manchester City forward produced a stunning header to give the Three Lions the lead against their neighbours, brilliantly guiding home a testing Kyle Walker cross to set England on their way.

Despite his lack of football this season, Sturridge looked sharp and led the line well for Gareth Southgate’s side on Friday, and it served as a reminder of what he can do when given the opportunity.

Philippe Coutinho

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Not only has Philippe Coutinho been in scintillating form for Liverpool this season, but he’s been pretty handy for Brazil as well.

The 24-year-old scored a wonderful goal to help his country beat rivals Argentina 3-0 last week, a result that all but confirmed their participation at the 2018 World Cup.

Coutinho also played 85 minutes in their 2-0 win over Peru on Tuesday, and he’ll return to Anfield full of confidence after another brilliant week on the football pitch.

Adam Lallana

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Adam Lallana has been crucial to Liverpool’s success this season, and his importance to England cannot be underestimated.

The former Southampton midfielder ran the show against Scotland on Friday, and then performed brilliantly in the first 25 minutes against Spain before injury cut short his evening.

His through-ball towards Jamie Vardy to set up the opener was sensational, and his coolness from the penalty spot was demonstrative of a player full of confidence on the field.

He’ll be just as important for England as he will be Liverpool over the coming years.