Internationals: Cody Gakpo assists as six Reds feature on Saturday
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By Joe Urquhart
Cody Gakpo recorded an assist for the Netherlands on Saturday evening as six Liverpool players were involved in international action.
Gakpo played a key role in his nation's 2-0 victory over Finland in their Group G opener of World Cup qualifying.
His inch-perfect cross into the penalty area for Denzel Dumfries added to Memphis Depay's earlier opener and helped earn three points in Helsinki.
Alongside the Reds forward - who featured for 85 minutes of the fixture - were teammates , and , who each completed the full game.
Elsewhere, was selected to start for England as they overcame Andorra 1-0 in a Group K meeting, with the midfielder featuring for 80 minutes ahead of his substitution.
In friendly action, meanwhile, and Northern Ireland played out a 2-1 away defeat by Denmark and Kostas Tsimikas was an unused substitute for Greece in their 4-1 home victory over Slovakia.
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