Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has been sent home from the Netherlands squad ahead of the UEFA Nations League clash with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday Van Dijk captained the Netherlands to a 4-0 win over Hungary on Saturday, with Wout Weghorst, Cody Gakpo, Denzel Dumfries and Teun Koopmeiners all on target.

Virgil van Dijk and Frenkie de Jong have withdrawn from the Netherlands squad ahead of Tuesday night's UEFA Nations League clash with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Captain Virgil van Dijk and midfielder Frenkie de Jong have both been released from international duty this week and will not travel for the Netherlands’ last Nations League group game against Bosnia & Herzegovina,

With Netherlands locked into second place in their group heading into their final Nations League game Van Dijk gets a chance to rest.

The Dutch national team confirmed the news of the two star players' departure from the squad on social media on Monday. Their official statement read, "Virgil van Dijk and Frenkie de Jong are not part of the squad for our final group stage game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Nations League.

Virgil van Dijk will not take part in the Netherlands' second fixture of the November international break with the Liverpool man heading back to his club early.