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Jurgen Klopp believes it’s good to talk as he reveals he’s requested all Liverpool’s international players text him over the next few days to confirm they’ve got through their friendlies unscathed.

The Reds boss, who famously sent out a group text message to all of Borussia Dortmund’s squad ordering them to attend a Christmas Party during his final season at the club, reckons the communication between himself and his players should be two-way process.

Klopp’s compulsory festive bash which took place when Dortmund were languishing in the bottom two of the Bundesliga is credited with reviving their fortunes as they rallied to secure a Europa League qualification spot in the second half of the campaign.

Now, after returning from a warm-weather training camp in Tenerife with those not away with their countries, he’s expecting Anfield’s international contingent to get in touch with him.

Klopp said: “I told them that I want some messages and always a little check-up – ‘I’m fine, it’s OK’ – after the games especially.

“You can see a few games but you can’t see all the games, so you have to get all the information you can get and that’s what we want.

“Hopefully we get [some] very positive information and they come back healthy and we can start the finish of the season.”

Saturday night’s crunch match between England and Klopp’s native Germany in Berlin is a source of much amusement to him though with potentially six Liverpool players involved.

Nathaniel Clyne, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, James Milner and Daniel Sturridge are all in the England squad while Emre Can is in the Germany camp.

Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com: “It’s a friendly game so I don’t care!

“I hope all of them come back healthy and in this European Championship [in the summer] I only have this problem if they play each other.

“But I always have no problem with Germany at the European Championship, but if England can get the title I’m happy too. Or if Belgium can get the title I’m happy too.

“We have a lot of players at the tournament and it’s easy to find a team you want to support.”