Liverpool stars performances on nation duty: Szoboszlai has best performance as Hungary were crushed 5-0 by Germany; Gravenberch becomes Koeman’s new trident

The Dutch earned a 5-2 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Eindhoven, with Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch and Virgil van Dijk all starting.

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Gakpo netted from close range to finish off a slick team move to make it 3-1 on the night, before the attacker departed shortly after the hour mark, with his Reds teammates finishing the full game.

 

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The match saw captain Van Dijk bring up the milestone of 75 international caps, too.

Van Dijk won seven duels, making two clearances and one interception. He also played one key pass and attempted two shots which were off-target.

 

Gravenberch put in a solid display in the Dutch midfield, passing the ball with 92% accuracy including two key passes and two crosses. He also completed two dribbles and won four duels.

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Gravenberch played the whole match after not being on the field for a single minute at the Euros.

Gakpo attempted five shots and scored a poacher’s goal after a direct run into the box. He also played two key passes and won one duel.

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Earlier in the day, Trent Alexander-Arnold completed the full 90 minutes at right-back for England, with the Three Lions defeating goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher’s Republic of Ireland 2-0 in Dublin.

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Selected as a right back, as Carsley intends to do while he is in charge, while tucking into central and midfield positions on occasions. Looked a decent fit – and picked out a brilliant ball to Gordon in the move for the first goal.

Kostas Tsimikas featured for the full match and helped keep a clean sheet in Greece’s 3-0 win over Finland

While Dominik Szoboszlai captained Hungary, who were beaten 5-0 by Germany in Dusseldorf.

Szoboszlai kept trying until the very end but just could not get help from his teammates. He was creating chances but could not get a shot away today. In this game, Liverpool star has 40/47 Accurate passes, 2 Chances created, 2/5 Successful dribbles, 8 Passes into final third, 3/5 Accurate long balls, 9 Recoveries, 8/16 Duels won

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