Jurgen Klopp full of praise for Liverpool skipper after Sheffield United victory

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has been full of praise for Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.

Liverpool secured a 2-0 victory against Sheffield United at Anfield last night thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane. The Reds are 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a game in hand.

One player who was a key figure against the Blades was Henderson. The Liverpool captain has been performing superbly of late, and Klopp was quick to praise his skipper after the clash against Sheffield United.

“First of all, hopefully it stays like this,” Klopp told the media post-game in regards to Henderson’s performances of late.

“Yes, he’s exceptional. Yes, he’s outstanding. Gini [Georginio Wijnaldum] and Hendo [Henderson], because they had the biggest number of games, what they have played there is just incredible, absolutely incredible.

“I don’t take that for granted one second. If anybody who is with us doesn’t see the quality of Jordan Henderson, I can’t help.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 29: Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool and Jordan Henderson of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on December 29, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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“Is Hendo the perfect player? No. Do I know anybody who is? No. Is he unbelievably important to us? Yes.

“He didn’t like the position, number six, when he saw how good Fabinho is. I asked him, two or three weeks ago, when he played already exceptional in the position, ‘You don’t like the position, right?’

“He was laughing. Before that he played centre-half. I don’t know exactly what Gareth Southgate [England manager] is now doing with him, which position he will play there, but there are a few options obviously.

“You see it in life, that character and mentality helps always and in this case especially. For me it’s only difficult to speak about one person positively because I always feel I have to mention all the others as well. I don’t take it for granted for one second.”

Henderson has been a player that has received plenty of criticism during his time at Anfield. It is nice to see someone give the man some credit for once.

Despite not being as talented as Liverpool’s former skipper, Steven Gerrard, he certainly is as good a leader. It is also important to mention that he is also quite a good footballer. That often goes unnoticed by many.

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