Philippe Coutinho has today been included in the Brazil squad for their upcoming friendlies and plans to be 'taking advantage of these chances' with his national team.

The adroit midfielder, who turned in a top performance against Real Madrid in the Champions League despite Liverpool enduring a 3-0 defeat, was back in Dunga's thinking for the upcoming tour to Turkey on November 11, before a trip to Austria seven days later.

"I believe every football player dreams of representing their country, so I am delighted with this," Coutinho told Liverpoolfc.com.

"I've tried to make the most out of these opportunities with other players, professionals and friends I have in the Brazil national team. I'm hopeful this will help me raise my game."

The Reds playmaker produced a sensational assist in national team colours last time out for Neymar, a partnership which was forged when the duo were still youth players.

"I've known Neymar for a long time - we were together at the academy in Brazil," explained Coutinho. "He covers a lot of ground, which makes it easier for us playing behind him to pass through balls into free spaces.

"He's a brilliant player and we also have great strikers at Liverpool. We're clearly not at our best yet but I believe I'll be able to reproduce it at Liverpool when we improve our performance."

During the recent visits of China and Singapore with Brazil, the 22-year-old was stunned by the level of support for his club side. "There were lots of Liverpool fans. I was surprised to see so many people wearing Liverpool shirts and keen on talking to me," enthused Coutinho.

"You can see that Liverpool is a club which people like worldwide."

The accomplished attacker's blueprint for continued participation with Brazil is simple: "I have to take one step at a time and do my best at Liverpool in order to keep having opportunities with the Selecao.

"Little by little, I want to be taking advantage of these chances and I know it's still far, but I'd love to play in the next World Cup, which is the pinnacle for any footballer."