Loan watch: Borini and Suso strike
Liverpool's contingent of on-loan players largely enjoyed a productive weekend with their temporary clubs - find out all of the details with our weekly round-up.
Conor Coady kicked off the weekend on Friday evening, featuring for 78 minutes of Sheffield United's 2-1 triumph over Port Vale.
On Saturday, Oussama Assaidi was introduced for the final half-hour as Stoke City were overturned 1-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Barclays Premier League.
Academy full-back Ryan McLaughlin was involved for 81 minutes as Barnsley were beaten 3-1 by Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Elsewhere in that division, Andre Wisdom completed the entirety of a 4-2 win for Derby County over Watford.
In League One, Michael Ngoo entered Walsall's contest against Stevenage with five minutes remaining, but they nevertheless lost 3-2.
At League Two level, defender Jakub Sokolik played the full match as Southend United drew 1-1 at Fleetwood Town.
Tiago Ilori clocked up another 90 minutes for Granada but was helpless to prevent the La Liga outfit from losing 3-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano.
Later that day, goalkeeper Pepe Reina recorded a clean sheet in Napoli's goalless draw against Inter Milan in Serie A.
On Sunday, Fabio Borini continued his fine form for Sunderland by converting another penalty and creating a goal to help the Black Cats climb out of the relegation zone with a 4-0 win over Cardiff City.
Suso joined the action in the second half and promptly struck the winner to hand Almeria a crucial 2-1 victory at Espanyol.
Krisztian Adorjan was an unused substitute for Groningen, who claimed a 2-1 result over Roda JC in the Eredivisie.