The man wearing the Dutch armband during the injury-enforced absence of a former club colleague has paid to a close friend
Georginio Wijnaldum says he has only taken Virgil van Dijk's goal celebration on a short-term loan and will give it back once the Liverpool defender is at full fitness and returned to the Netherlands fold.
The former Anfield team-mate of the commanding centre-half has taken on captaincy duty for his country at Euro 2020 during the injury-enforced absence of Van Dijk.
Van Dijk is in regular contact with Wijnaldum and has seen the midfielder take to holding his hand under his chin, sticking out his tongue and wiggling his fingers whenever he has found the target of late - with those actions a nod towards his colleague.