Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo has credited Japan national team manager Hajime Moriyasu with having a more flexible approach than club boss Arne Slot, as he struggles for playing time this season with the English Premier League leader.

Endo will captain Japan in its latest World Cup qualifier against Indonesia in Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Friday, despite making only five substitute appearances in the Premier League since Slot replaced Juergen Klopp in the summer.

"With regards to attacking, you could say Slot is more positional — he's the kind of coach who's very precise about where each individual player should be positioned," Endo said.