Philippe Coutinho appeared in Brazil's friendly on Sunday against Chile, playing out wide left rather than in his preferred central role. Coutinho didn't make an impact when he came on in the 60th minute.

Lucas Leiva explained to Liverpoolfc.com: "It's a difficult one because there are a lot of players that are in his position, which is a hard thing for him, but he will get his chances.

"I think being there with the national team and being, I would say, the 12th player at the moment is a big thing for him. The experience he is getting, he will get minutes.

"He has already shown here at Liverpool and also in the international team what he is capable of doing. You have Willian, Oscar and Neymar - all players who are in a good moment. Brazil is recovering from the World Cup and they are playing very well at the moment.

"That makes it even harder for Phil, for example, but I'm sure he will be in the national team for many, many years and he will end up being one of the key players, for sure."