The Liverpool duo’s international vacation ended in disappointment as Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch were both replaced. Holland lost 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League to Germany on Monday night, with Gravenberch and Gakpo starting in place of Virgil van Dijk, who was suspended.
However, just after Jamie Leweling of Germany scored the game-winning goal in the 64th minute, Gakpo was replaced, and with ten minutes left, Holland manager Ronald Koeman dismissed Gravenberch.
Voetbal International, a Dutch news organisation, gave the two players a five-star rating, with Gravenberch reportedly “taken out” by the German pressure in midfield. Despite this, only two other stars received higher ratings.
Dominik Szoboszlai scored twice for Hungary in their 2-0 victory against Bosnia in the same UEFA Nations League group, while Ibrahima Konate continued his strong play by starting for France for the second time in a row in their 2-1 victory over Belgium.
Wales defeated Montenegro 1-0 thanks to a penalty kick from Harry Wilson, a former Liverpool Academy graduate. Lewis Koumas and Owen Beck, who are on loan at Championship teams Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers, respectively, were not utilised as substitutes.
Wataru Endo, the captain of Japan, missed training the day before due to illness, so he was not present during his nation’s World Cup qualifying match against Australia on Tuesday.
Liverpool will wait to see how unwell the midfielder is when he returns to Merseyside since Darwin Nunez and Caoimhin Kelleher have lately been forced to miss games due to illness.
Kaide Gordon scored his first goal for loan club Norwich City earlier this month and was on target again on Monday when England’s Elite Squad – originally the under-20 side – defeated Czechia 3-0 in the EURO Elite League in Doncaster.
Meanwhile, the England U18s overcame Ukraine 3-1 in Marbella, with Liverpool Academy midfielder Trey Nyoni starting and centre-back Carter Pinnington coming off the bench.