With his club coming close to the Premier League title, Flanagan was a regular in the Reds defence during the second half of last season. His displays earned him a place in Roy Hodgson’s long-squad for Brazil.
Although he was not heading to South America, he and fellow defender John Stones made the trip with the Three Lions to Miami for the pre-World Cup warm-up matches.
And he was handed his debut against Ecuador at Sunlife Stadium, replacing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain just after the hour mark.
A knee problem that arose in July as he prepared for Liverpool’s new campaign has kept the 21-year-old out of action for the last four months, preventing him adding to his England appearances.
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