Heir Jordan: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hails Henderson but critics still waiting for 'new Gerrard'
Daily MailThe celebration was ecstatic but He had just completed a run characteristic of the archetypal English box-to-box midfielder, charging into the penalty area and connecting with Roberto Firmino's delightfully-weighted cross to score. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is bemused by the criticism that Henderson previously received When he joined Liverpool in 2011 it seemed a stretch to pay £16million for a promising Sunderland player just about to turn 21. Indeed, last summer, he drew attention to the fact that in Liverpool's last title charge in 2014, Henderson's absence in the definitive game against Chelsea at home - the day of Steven Gerrard's slip - was crucial. Gary Neville made the point that Friday's game changed when Jurgen Klopp brought on James Milner at right back and Henderson in midfield on 59 minutes. Klopp acknowledged moving Henderson deeper has proven beneficial for Liverpool Klopp acknowledged that we might be about to see the attacking side of Henderson's game.