With club football taking a short break for the upcoming week of national team fixtures, here's a breakdown of the Liverpool players likely to be involved on the international stage...

A round of games are to be played across the globe, with European-based stars hoping to impress ahead of Euro 2016 this summer.

Five Reds will be looking to catch the eye of England manager Roy Hodgson in friendlies against Germany and the Netherlands.

Nathaniel Clyne, Jordan Henderson, Daniel Sturridge, James Milner and Adam Lallana will hope to be involved in Saturday's clash in Berlin against a German side featuring Emre Can, before facing the Dutch at Wembley three days later.

Germany then play Italy on Tuesday March 29, as the World Cup holders look to get into gear ahead of the Euros.

Philippe Coutinho will be part of Brazil's squad for a World Cup qualifying double-header - they take on Uruguay in the early hours of Saturday morning and then travel to Paraguay on Wednesday March 30.

Dejan Lovren's Croatia play this evening against Israel in Osijek before facing Hungary on Saturday.

Mamadou Sakho is part of the French contingent that will travel to Amsterdam to play the Netherlands on Friday and then meet Russia at the Stade de France next Tuesday.

Slovakia skipper Martin Skrtel will look to lead his side out against Latvia on Friday and then do the same in Dublin on Tuesday night against the Republic of Ireland.

Wales face Northern Ireland at the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday March 24 before Joe AllenDanny Ward and the side travel to Donetsk for a match with Ukraine on Monday March 28.

Belgian trio Simon Mignolet, Christian Benteke and Divock Origi will now play Portugal away on Tuesday night in a rescheduled friendly.

Brad Smith's Australia have two important games in their 2018 World Cup qualifying group, as the Socceroos are up against Tajikistan on Thursday and Harry Redknapp's Jordan five days later.

And finally, at youth level, Jordon Ibe is part of the England U21s squad for their U21 European Championship qualifier, while Sheyi Ojo has travelled to Spain with England U19s for the elite round of the U19 European Championships.