After being spotted by fans relaxing on the beach in his hometown of Senegal, Sadio Mane, a former Liverpool player, requested permission from the board of directors to board a private plane and travel to his home country

With the arrival of the international break, players have either left for warmer climates or taken off to join up with their countries ahead of World Cup friendlies.

The first team stars of Liverpool are leaving the club this week at Melwood to board planes and travel the world, and the squad is no different.

Sadio Mane met up with his Senegal team-mates in the airport ahead of upcoming friendliesLeading the way was Sadio Mane, a member of the club’s lethal attacking trident, who left the team early to meet up with his Senegal teammates.

The quick-witted attacker has been called up for his country’s forthcoming World Cup warm-up matches against Uzbekistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, so he won’t be taking a vacation from football.

With Japan, Colombia, and Poland all waiting in Group H in Russia, the African country will be trying to be in ship shape before what looks to be a challenging match.

The national side are set to play friendlies with Uzbekistan and Bosnia and HerzegovinaMane posted a photo of himself and his international teammates waiting at the airport terminal before heading to the Senegal team base on social media.

Mane wrote, “Always a great pleasure to see the lions again,” as the photo’s caption.

Sadio revealed his favourite goal during his spell with the Reds | Whisper it quietly... Sadio revealed his favourite goal during his spell with the Reds Watch Sadio Mane's farewellOther celebrities, like Loris Karius and Danny Ings, meantime, jumped at the chance to have a little vacation before the demanding football schedule resumed.

Disregarded by their respective national teams, Ings and Karius left England for warmer climates in order to dodge the current snowfall.

Ings posted a photo of himself lounging on Cove Beach in Dubai while amusing his companions.

AllezLesLions on X: "Sadio Mane x Etienne Eto'o https://t.co/EosPKIPXpj" / XThe striker was on display lately as Liverpool crushed Watford 5-0, and he came close to scoring, but goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis denied him.

‘Guess where I am?’ Karius teased his internet followers with a photo of himself poolside, following Ings’ example of basking in the sun.

After the international break, Liverpool will play their first game back after the break on Saturday, March 31, when they travel to Crystal Palace to take on the team of former boss Roy Hodgson.