Following Sunday’s game at Burnley, the Reds have a two-week hiatus as a number of players go away with their countries on international duty.

Upon their return, the trip to Watford on Saturday 15 September is the first of seven games in the space of 21 days in three different competitions for Mourinho’s men.

After a positive pre-season campaign, Alexis has experienced a stop-start beginning to the new season. He played in the opening game against Leicester City but missed the match at Brighton through injury, before returning against Tottenham as a second-half substitute on Monday night.