What Liverpool pair did at training ground leaves Reds star delighted as Man Utd duo beaten

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A handful of Liverpool players were at the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday as the October international break nears its closeWhile the majority of the Liverpool squad have been away on international duty during the October break, a handful of Reds are already back at the AXA Training Centre after not being called up by their nations. Alisson Becker was left out of the Brazil squad after injuring his hamstring against Galatasaray, while Wataru Endo withdrew from the Japan squad after suffering his own hamstring issue in Arne Slot’s side’s loss to Chelsea.The pair have joined Giovanni Leoni on Liverpool’s injury list after the Italian suffered a season-ending ACL injury on his debut against Southampton last month.Elsewhere, ahead of the Reds’ clash with Manchester United on Sunday, they also have doubts over Ibrahima Konate and Ryan Gravenberch.READ MORE: Liverpool could be without five players for Man Utd clash after two fresh injury issuesREAD MORE: I talk often to Federico Chiesa - It's been difficult at Liverpool but he deserves to be thereThe France international withdrew from Didier Deschamps’ squad over the weekend after failing to recover from a quad injury, while the Netherlands international was withdrawn at half-time in his nation’s 4-0 win over Finland due to a hamstring complaint.But it was not just Liverpool’s walking wounded who were absent from international action this month, with the likes of Curtis Jones, Federico Chiesa and Joe Gomez also not selected by their respective nations.And after reporting to the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday, Jones has shared a behind-the-scenes picture from the Reds’ training base to show how members of the Liverpool squad have been spending the break at the club’s training base.With Alisson and Endo undergoing their rehabilitation on Merseyside, the pair missed out on the chance to face off as opponents with Japan locking horns with Brazil in an international friendly on Tuesday.But that did not stop the pair from tuning in to follow the action on a TV in the gym at the AXA Training Centre.Jones uploaded a picture of the pair watching the game on his Instagram story, tagging both of his team-mates as he posted the emoji flags of both Japan and Brazil.Brazil, who are now managed by former Everton and Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, raced into a 2-0 lead at Ajinomoto Stadium thanks to goals from Paulo Henrique and Gabriel Martinelli.However, they fell to a shock 3-2 defeat thanks to second half goals from former Liverpool star Takumi Minamino, who captained Japan in Endo’s absence, Keito Nakamura and Ayase Ueda.The Reds will have been accustomed to have plenty of representation in such an international fixture in recent years, due to the presence of first Minamino and then Endo at Anfield, as well as the likes of Alisson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho.But Endo and Alisson’s injuries ensured Liverpool were not actually represented in Tokyo, but that was not the case for a number of their Premier League rivals.As well as Arsenal’s Martinelli scoring Brazil’s second goal, Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United and West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta set up the two Selecao goals.Casemiro of Manchester United also started for Brazil, ahead of his side’s trip to Liverpool on Sunday, while Red Devils team-mate Matheus Cunha was introduced as a 57th minute substitute.Elsewhere, Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur), Joelinton (Newcastle) and Estevao (Chelsea) were also called upon from the Brazil bench, while Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Andre Trindade (Wolves), Joao Gomes (Wolves), John (Nottingham Forest) and Igor Jesus (Brentford) were all left unused.Meanwhile, Crystal Palace's Daichi Kamada started the game for Japan, while Leeds United's Ao Tanaka was introduced as a substitute as they clinched their first ever win over Brazil.