Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is being patient with Fabio Aurelio in recovering from his latest injury. Aurelio has been out of action since picking up an Achilles injury in last month's win over Trabzonspor in the Europa League.
The Brazilian, who rejoined the club in the summer after initially being released, has struggled for fitness during his time at Anfield.
However, Hodgson does not want to take any risks with Aurelio's fitness given his injury problems over the last few seasons.
"Where Fabio Aurelio is concerned, caution and prudence have to be the words that we use," said Hodgson.
"He is progressing all the time and his efforts are very commendable but we can't bring him back too early.
"We took him off against Trabzonspor as a precautionary measure, as we didn't want to run the risk of him sustaining a serious problem."
