Liverpool winners and losers: Florian Wirtz hope, Virgil van Dijk milestone but £123m signing criticised

The extended autumn international break has now concluded, meaning the countdown has started for Liverpool’s return to Premier League action.Ahead of that showdown though, it’s safe to say the first international break of the season has been a mixed one for Andoni Iraola’s side.While Jeremy Jacquet impressed for France on his introduction to senior level and Rio Ngumoha made history by becoming England’s third-youngest competitive debutant, both Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo were, respectively, forced to withdraw from the Sweden and Netherlands squads because of injury.Here, Standard Sport look at some of the Liverpool winners and losers from the international break…WinnersFlorian WirtzFlorian Wirtz has endured a slow start to the season in a Liverpool shirt, with his final appearance before the international break against Bournemouth widely described as “one of his worst performances” by Jamie Carragher.Read MoreFlorian Wirtz was on target for Germany in thier Nations League win over SerbiaAFP/GettyAs such, Wirtz ended up featuring in both games against Greece, captaining Germany in the return meeting, and the win over Serbia in which he scored and looked to have rediscovered some confidence.Virgil van DijkFour appearances and 90 minutes completed in every single one of them for Virgil van Dijk during the international break, doing so at the age of 35.Iraola, understandably, may have preferred his captain to have been rested for a game, or two, but the Dutchman just doesn’t seem to break a sweat when he steps on a football pitch.A scorer for the Netherlands in their 2-2 draw with Greece, Van Dijk also had a goal disallowed against Germany following a VAR check in his reunion with Klopp.The highlight of Van Dijk’s international window was leading out the Netherlands team with his son on the occasion of his 100th cap for the national team in the 2-1 win over Serbia.Giorgi MamardashviliAnother reminder came during the international break, in a rather strange Nations League campaign for Georgia.Despite boasting Paris Saint-Germain star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in their ranks, Georgia failed to score a single goal across their four matches, but have Mamardashvili to thank for still being in with an outside chance of promotion from League B.Upon keeping two clean sheets, Mamardashvili was outstanding in the goalless draw against Northern Ireland, saving a penalty from Isaac Price and also making several big stops.LosersBradley BarcolaAs Jacquet impressed for France during the international break, earning praise from Zinedine Zidane in the process, the same cannot quite be said of his compatriot Bradley Barcola.A starter in both games against Belgium, it has been pointed out that his replacement in those games - Michael Olise and Desire Doue - went on to score while he came in for some criticism from the French media.As per Foot Mercato, Barcola was handed the lowest player rating against Belgium, scoring a 4/10 with Get French Football News, L’Equipe and Le JDD.Jeremie FrimpongJeremie Frimpong was somewhat of a surprise inclusion in Xavi Hernandez’s first Netherlands squad, with the right-back losing his place in the Liverpool team to loan summer signing Ronald Araujo.Ultimately, Frimpong may have been better off staying behind as he did not play a single minute during the break. Failing to make the squad for the Serbia away game and was an unused substitute against Germany, Greece and the home match with Serbia.The defender now faces a fight to reclaim his spot for Liverpool and remain in Xavi’s thoughts before the November break.