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Jurgen Klopp will give his players an extended break this week – as the Reds boss heads for South Africa himself.

Liverpool's non-internationals are not expected back at Melwood until Friday, with Klopp keen to allow them some rest ahead of a hectic winter schedule.

That means Mo Salah , who asked to miss Egypt's forthcoming World Cup qualifier with Ghana, will be granted leave. The likes of Loris Karius, Ragnar Klavan, Joel Matip, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Daniel Sturridge, too, will all be given the week off.

The players have, however, been given training and recovery regimes to follow during their downtime, courtesy of head of fitness and conditioning Andreas Kornmayer and physio Matt Konopinski.

Individual diet programmes, devised by head of nutrition Mona Nemmer, have also been issued, with the players expected to report back to Melwood this weekend ready to resume full training.

Klopp, meanwhile, will fly to South Africa for a short holiday, where he is scheduled to appear at a charity function in Cape Town on Wednesday.

The Reds boss has been booked by local club Hout Bay United, with proceeds from the 'An evening with...' event going to the club's charitable trust.

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Klopp, it is understood, will return to Merseyside before Sadio Mane's Senegal side take on South Africa in their crucial World Cup qualifier in Polokwane, and so will not attend that game.

Mane is one of 15 senior players due to head off on international duty, though it remains to be seen whether Jordan Henderson will join up with the England squad for their upcoming friendlies with Germany and Brazil.

Henderson missed Liverpool's win at West Ham on Saturday due to a thigh issue, and has been allowed to remain on Merseyside to be assessed by the Reds' medical team.

He is, along with Harry Kane, Harry Winks and Gary Cahill, due to meet up with the squad later in the week – a situation that was pre-agreed with England boss Gareth Southgate, who is aware of the need not to over-work the Reds skipper at a critical point in the campaign.

Adam Lallana , meanwhile, is set to return to full training this week after three months out with a thigh problem of his own. The midfielder is on course to feature in Liverpool's next Premier League game, at home to Southampton on November 18.

Nathaniel Clyne , though, is no closer to a return having suffered a setback in his recovery from a back injury.

The full back 'needs time' according to Klopp, having not featured competitively since the final day of last season.