Jurgen Klopp has urged Holland not to jeopardise Virgil van Dijk's career by rushing him back for this summer's European Championship.
The Dutch defender has been sidelined since October with a ruptured cruciate ligament and is unlikely to play for Liverpool before the end of the season.
That's despite Van Dijk exciting fans by posting a video of himself running on the training ground last week as he continued his recovery.
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk posted an Instagram clip of himself running in training this week - but he remains unlikely to return to action before the end of the season
Van Dijk, 29, is Holland's captain but Klopp believes it is too risky to select him for the rearranged Euro 2020 tournament, which begins on June 11.