Jordan Henderson

Klopp Reveals Pride in Captain as Henderson Celebrates Ten Years at Club

Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp has revealed his immense pride in Reds captain Jordan Henderson as the midfielder celebrates ten years at Anfield. Henderson signed for Liverpool in June 2011 during Kenny Dalglish's second managerial reign at the club. The former Sunderland player went on to learn his trade under the guidance of Steven Gerrard before...

Liverpool must sign a Gini Wijnaldum replacement

So here we are, in a post-Gini Wijnaldum Liverpool world. The Dutchman was a wonderful servant for the Reds during five hugely successful seasons and will forever go down as a modern-day legend at Anfield. Much like Ronnie Whelan in the 1980s, he rarely made the headlines - both had a penchant for scoring big goals,...

After Trent’s injury, Henderson’s fitness a huge concern during Euros

As news of Trent's injury on England duty final settles in, anxieties around his team mate Jordan Henderson and his fitness as Euro 2021 looms. The quad tear suffered by Liverpool's number 66 rules him out of the first few weeks of pre-season in a hammer blow for the right back. In the drama surrounding Southgate's...

Liverpool Duo Selected In Final England Squad for European Championship

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson have both been selected as part of Gareth Southgate's England squad for the Euros. Southgate announced his final 26-man panel on Tuesday ahead of the international tournament that gets underway on June 11th. Incredibly, there had been some doubts over whether Alexander-Arnold was going to make Southgate's squad but, it...

Ozan Kabak Future Tied Into Ligue 1 TV Strife

Ozan Kabak joined Liverpool on a loan deal on transfer deadline day in January in order to provide an injury-depleted squad with natural defensive nous and experience. Fabinho and, to a lesser extent, Jordan Henderson had been operating in the heart of the Reds' defence and this -- along with Henderson's inability, through no fault...

Jurgen Klopp and His Naby Keita Conundrum

Naby Keita joined Liverpool with much fanfare in the summer of 2018. The Reds pursued the Guinean for the entirety of the summer of 2017, but with his club Red Bull Leipzig, reluctant to sell, a compromise was reached that the English club would pay a £10M premium and sign the midfielder the following summer. Given...

Analysis: Liverpool’s midfield conundrum

For a while now, it has felt as though Liverpool have been assembling what could best be described as a Swiss Army midfield.  Jurgen Klopp has referenced it recently. Firstly, against Chelsea, he implied that James Milner got the nod ahead of Naby Keita for his leadership qualities and not for footballing reasons.  Then, ahead of...

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool’s Underestimated Leader

Leadership comes in many forms. When you mention the word in the context of Liverpool, several names come to mind. Jordan Henderson, James Milner, and Virgil van Dijk -- three of the four members of the first team's leadership group, along with Georginio Wijnaldum -- are all associated with being leaders, whether that's through their...

Liverpool’s ‘crisis’ merits criticism but not an overreaction

So apparently football really does determine your mood. After an awful run of results for Liverpool, they roared back on Tuesday night, making a formidable RB Leipzig side look as average as a mid-table Premier League side. That weight was instantly lifted, whether it be for Jurgen Klopp, his players or the supporters, as the Reds...

Liverpool Show Their Wings With Victory Over RB Leipzig

Liverpool took a big step towards Champions League quarter-final qualification with a 2-0 victory against Red Bull Leipzig in Budapest. Goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah gave the nominal away team the victory with a performance of control and defensive solidity. Jordan Henderson and Ozan Kabak were once again paired in the heart of the...