Although the club season may be over, Liverpool players are still busy playing football this summer.

The Reds are two weeks on from lifting the Premier League trophy, and while fans have been soaking in the celebrations, players have been getting back to work.

In the relentless football calendar of 2025, there is more football to be played, as international matches take centre stage.

For Liverpool, that means most of the first-team squad are now away with their countries, with friendlies, World Cup qualifiers and UEFA Nations League games on the agenda.

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England are one of the nations attempting to qualify for the World Cup, facing Andorra on Saturday evening.

After Trent Alexander-Arnold left for Real Madrid, Curtis Jones was the sole member of the Liverpool squad called up for the Three Lions.

Alexander-Arnold is there too, though, and in a brilliant clip from the training ground, Jones was spotted bamboozling his former Reds teammate.

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Jones is now getting his feet under the table at England having made his senior debut during the 2024/25 campaign.

The Scouser is a jovial character who will not have been fazed by joining up with the national team and as seen in a clip posted on England’s official X page, he has been enjoying himself in training.

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Jones could be seen standing with Alexander-Arnold on the training pitch, before flicking the ball up with one foot and meeting it in the air with the other.

It’s a marvellous piece of skill which leads to a smile and a handshake from the Real Madrid right-back.

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Having shown Alexander-Arnold what he can do, Jones then rubs salt in the wound, with a little bit of light trolling towards his fellow Liverpudlian.

“He doesn’t have it in his locker,” grins the midfielder, indicating back at Alexander-Arnold.

The June internationals are always an awkward one to get excited for.

With the season finished and all eyes on the transfer window, they can feel like an unnecessary distraction.

Nevertheless, with so many players away, there is plenty of interest for Liverpool supporters.

On Saturday, the Netherlands are in action, as fans get a first look at Jeremie Frimpong as a new Liverpool player.

Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch are all likely to play some part as well, as the Dutch face Finland in a World Cup qualifier.
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