Cody Gakpo was on track once more for the Netherlands in Sunday’s internationals as Dominik Szoboszlai continues to steal the present for Hungary.
Gakpo opened his account for 2022/23 together with his strike in opposition to Greece earlier within the week earlier than his penalty helped the Netherlands to a comeback away win in opposition to the Republic of Eire.
Liverpool have an abundance of penalty-takers inside their ranks following the summer time arrivals of Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister, however Gakpo may very well be the newest to throw his hat into the ring for spot-kick duties.
He and captain Virgil van Dijk suffered an early setback as Adam Idah put the hosts in entrance from 12 yards himself, however Gakpo’s equaliser and Wout Weghorst’s subsequent second-half winner have been sufficient for the guests to seal all three factors.
Caoimhin Kelleher watched on from the bench for the Republic of Eire, having picked up 10 senior caps since making his debut two years in the past.
Elsewhere, Szoboszlai produced one other eye-catching show as he led Hungary to a 1-1 pleasant draw in opposition to Czech Republic.
The Hungary skipper sprayed an unlimited long-range move that caught the eye of supporters on-line, following on from his beautiful free-kick in opposition to Serbia three days earlier.
Unbelievable move from Szoboszlai ??pic.twitter.com/Cb3nptDbnT
— – (@JoshLFC1909) September 10, 2023
In different information, Kostas Tsimikas was pressured to take a seat out of Greece’s 5-0 thrashing of Gibraltar as he serves a suspension, whereas Jayden Danns led the road for England U18s as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Portugal within the newest set of friendlies.
Crucially, there have been no accidents to report on from Sunday’s motion and they’re all set to return to Kirkby in a single piece forward of the return of membership soccer this weekend.
There are extra Liverpool kids in motion on Monday night, with Stefan Bajcetic, Ben Doak, Harvey Elliott, Melkamu Frauendorf and Lewis Koumas all eyeing involvement for his or her respective international locations.
Diogo Jota can even be hoping to get some minutes on the board for Portugal as they host Luxembourg of their newest Euro 2024 qualifier.
