Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish wants his captain Steven Gerrard to be eased back gently into the England football team following his first appearance for six months in their League Cup win at Brighton on Wednesday.
Midfielder Gerrard, 31, had been out of action since March when he needed surgery to fix a groin injury and his return was delayed by complications in the summer.
But Gerrard, who has played 89 times for England, finally made his comeback after 75 minutes of Liverpool's 2-1 win in the third round of the League Cup and Dalglish wants him brought back into the fray gradually.
England's next game is a Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro on October 7 but Dalglish sent a message to England manager Fabio Capello when he spoke to the media ahead of Liverpool's Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
He says Gerrard has worked hard to get fit and he hopes the England manager will be as intelligent as Liverpool has been in not rushing the taslisman back and says the 31 year old will be even fitter if he's given space.
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