“It’s often overlooked how important these people are,” Molby told Liverpoolfc.com.

“But at Liverpool Football Club we’re very proud of our history and if you go through all of the great teams, we can all name the great players – but [also] the ones who were there every week, produced every week that, through history, become great players.

“Once Jordan is gone, people will look at the void that he leaves and think, ‘Oh wow’.”

He added: “It’s much more important now than it ever was. We never thought about the importance of characters in the dressing room because we felt we had nothing but characters.

“He’s never been scared of sort of confronting the criticism he’s had – by that I mean, you go out and play your game.

“Some people try and change their play, other people buckle under that constant, ‘Can we get somebody better?’.

“That’s why when I didn’t played, I never knocked on the manager’s door. Because when you’re playing, you know why you’re playing. And when you’re not playing, you know why you’re not playing.

“The biggest compliment you can have as a player is if the manager keeps on picking you.”