It might be the international break, but all eyes are already turning to Anfield on October 14.

Because that is when Premier League football will return with a clash between Liverpool and Manchester United which is sure to whet the appetite as it always does, but particularly following a sanitised diet of international football.

Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho will be eager to welcome their players back to the club fold as soon as they possibly can, but both bosses will be well aware of the stresses and strains that international football can bring.

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But which is at more of a disadvantage?

Well, we counted up the miles that each teams players will (loosely) be doing over the international break by looking at the distance between the cities they'll be playing.

Eyes down.

Liverpool

England - 3 players: Jordan Henderson, Daniel Sturridge, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

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The Reds' three Three Lions face a home game with Slovenia on Thursday, followed by a trip to face Lithuania in Vilnius on Sunday, before returning to Merseyside.

Liverpool to London to Vilnius to Liverpool = 2,394 miles x 3 = 7,182 miles

Brazil - 2 players: Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino

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Liverpool's Samba duo are both in Brazil's squad for their matches away to Bolivia in La Paz on Thursday, and then at home to Chile on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.

Liverpool to La Paz to Sao Paulo to Liverpool = 13,582 miles x 2 = 27,164 miles

Wales - 2 players: Ben Woodburn, Danny Ward

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The Welsh duo aren't likely to feature too highly in Klopp's plans for the clash with United, but in the absence of Gareth Bale, Woodburn is certain to feature for the Welsh in the matches away to Georgia on Friday and at home to the Republic of Ireland next Monday.

Liverpool to Tblisi to Cardiff to Liverpool = 4,790 miles x 2 = 9,580 miles

Belgium - 1 player: Simon Mignolet

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Divock Origi is also in the Belgium squad, but with him on loan at Wolfsburg it'll be just Simon Mignolet representing Liverpool in games away to Bosnia and at home to Cyprus.

Liverpool to Sarajevo to Brussels to Liverpool = 2,346 miles

Netherlands - 1 player: Georginio Wijnaldum

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Midfielder Wijnaldum is a regular in the Dutch setup, and he's highly likely to feature in the matches away to Belarus and at home to Sweden.

Liverpool to Borisov to Amsterdam to Liverpool = 2,594 miles

Croatia - 1 player: Dejan Lovren

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Defender Lovren has been ruled out of Croatia's first match against Finland in Osijek, but having linked up with the squad he'll still be in attendance. He could still make the trip to face the Ukraine in Kiev on Monday.

Liverpool to Osijek to Kiev to Liverpool = 3,183 miles

Senegal - 1 player: Sadio Mane

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Liverpool will be happy that Mane's Senegal only face one match during this break - a trip to face the Cape Verde Islands in Praia on Saturday.

Liverpool to Praia to Liverpool = 5,772 miles

Egypt - 1 player: Mohamed Salah

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There's just the one game for Salah's Egypt too, and they host Congo in Alexandria on Sunday.

Liverpool to Alexandria to Liverpool = 4,520 miles

Scotland - 1 player: Andrew Robertson

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The Scots - who can still qualify for the World Cup - round their campaign off with a home game against Slovakia on Thursday and then a trip to Slovenia on Sunday.

Liverpool to Glasgow to Ljubljana to Liverpool = 2,162 miles

Germany - 1 player: Emre Can

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Midfielder Can makes the short trip to Belfast to face Northern Ireland, before rounding off Germany's campaign with a home game against Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Liverpool to Belfast to Kaiserslautern to Liverpool = 1,364 miles

Estonia - 1 player: Ragnar Klavan

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The centre-back won't be appearing at the World Cup with his side out of the qualification picture, but they'll see out their campaign away to Gibraltar and at home to Bosnia.

Liverpool to the Algarve to Tallinn to Liverpool = 4,409 miles

England under-21s - 3 players: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Dominic Solanke

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Liverpool's three young lions could all see game-time against United, and they'll be away with their country at home to Scotland and away to Andorra.

Liverpool to Middlesbrough to Andorra to Liverpool = 1,736 miles x 3 = 5,208 miles

Liverpool total: 75,484 miles

Manchester United

England - 3 players: Chris Smalling, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford

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Like Liverpool, there are three Three Lions in the United squad, although there would have been four in Phil Jones hadn't pulled out.

Manchester to London to Vilnius to Manchester = 2,348 miles x 3 = 7,044 miles

Belgium - 2 players: Romelu Lukaku, Marouane Fellaini

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They were both on the scoresheet in United's 4-0 win over Crystal Palace at the weekend, and Lukaku and Fellaini are both likely to be involved as Belgium face Bosnia and Cyprus.

Manchester to Sarajevo to Brussels to Manchester = 2,297 miles x 2 = 4,594 miles

Argentina - 1 player: Sergio Romero

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He isn't likely to play at Anfield, but goalkeeper Romero will feature as Argentina host Peru in Buenos Aires then go to Ecuador.

Manchester to Buenos Aires to Quito to Manchester = 15,341 miles

Armenia - 1 player: Henrikh Mkhitaryan

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Mkhitaryan will be a key player for his country as they host Poland in Yerevan before going to Astana to take on Kazakhstan.

Manchester to Yerevan to Astana to Manchester = 6,818 miles

Ecuador - 1 player: Antonio Valencia

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Right-back Valencia will be one of the latest players back at United, with trips to Chile and then a home match with Argentina in the early hours of Wednesday.

Manchester to Santiago to Quito to Manchester = 15,296 miles

Italy - 1 player: Matteo Darmian

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Darmian has an impressive 32 caps for his country, and he'll be bidding to add to them at home to Macedonia and away to Albania.

Manchester to Turin to Shkoder to Manchester = 2,634 miles

Ivory Coast - 1 player: Eric Bailly

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There's just the one game for key centre-back Bailly, who will represent his country in Friday night's clash with Mali in Bamoko.

Manchester to Bamoko to Manchester = 5,686 miles

Netherlands - 1 player: Daley Blind

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Like Liverpool with Wijnaldum, there's one member of the Dutch squad who'll be racing back for the big game at Anfield, with the Dutch facing Belarus and Sweden.

Manchester to Borisov to Amsterdam to Manchester = 2,533 miles

Serbia - 1 player: Nemanja Matic

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After a flying start to his Manchester United career, Red Devils fans will be desperate for the midfielder to come back in one piece from games against Austria and Georgia.

Manchester to Vienna to Belgrade to Manchester = 2,377 miles

Spain - 1 player: David De Gea

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De Gea will be as vital to the United cause as always when they go to Anfield, and he'll be heading there off the back of games against Albania and Israel.

Manchester to Alicante to Jerusalem to Manchester = 5,491 miles

Sweden - 1 player: Victor Lindelof

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The centre-back hasn't seen much action since arriving from Benfica in the summer, but he'll be a crucial figure for his nation as they host Sweden on Saturday and then go to Amsterdam on Tuesday.

Manchester to Stockholm to Amsterdam to Manchester = 1,877 miles

Manchester United total: 69,691 miles

So that's Liverpool coming out at a disadvantage, with Klopp's men travelling 5,793 miles further than United's in the build-up to the game.

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