He may not get a clinic from one of his big hitters like Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham or Cole Palmer, but new England manager Thomas Tuchel could gain valuable insight by taking a seat on the bench at Anfield on Tuesday.
He will take charge of his first Three Lions game in two months, at home against Albania, and there are plenty of fringe England players who could get minutes when Liverpool take on French side Lille looking to confirm their top-eight spot. of the Champions League.
One of them was the wildcard pick from Lee Carsley's brief but sweet reign as boss: Angel Gomes. The Manchester United academy product would probably have dreamed many times of facing Liverpool at Anfield as a child, but perhaps not in Lille colours.
United fans may long for what could have been. Gomes is a technically gifted midfielder, skilled on the ball but also tactically astute out of possession, exactly what Rubén Amorim's beleaguered team has been missing for a long time.
He was recently in England, at a training camp at Ashton United with respected personal trainer Ryan Hopper, alongside Jesse Lingard and United player Gabby George. Gomes, 24, arrived at that session wearing a Lille jersey and England tracksuit bottoms.
This shows his willingness to continue learning and improving his fitness, given that he was on a two-week winter vacation in France. Although he is only 5ft 6in, he makes up for it with his brains and has named his diminutive stars Andrés Iniesta and Bernardo Silva as inspirations.
Lille star Angel Gomes will be hoping to impress on his visit to Anfield on Tuesday night.
The 24-year-old will want to secure a place in England after making his debut last year.
He is thriving at Lille, racking up 130 appearances, and it looks like United may have missed a potential homegrown hero. He replaced Wayne Rooney in May 2017 and became the first player born in the 2000s to appear in the top flight, as well as United's youngest debutant since Duncan Edwards.
“It's not something I wanted,” he said of the “boy wonder” label that followed him after that day at Old Trafford. He has now found his niche and former Lille manager Paulo Fonseca once called him “the smartest player” he had ever seen.
Liverpool's Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott are also on the periphery of the England squad. Jones, in particular, feels like a sure candidate for Tuchel's first selection given he has the energetic, box-to-box style that the German likes.
Liverpool will not be able to count on striker Diogo Jota for the visit of the French team. Jota has an “overloaded” muscle, according to boss Arne Slot, having recently recovered from a two-month layoff for a separate problem.