Jordan Henderson News
With Anfield welcoming back fans for a Champions League night for the first time in 18 months, Liverpool had threatened to run riot when Fikayo Tomori’s own goal handed them an early lead in a barnstorming start.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said that he is unsure whether Jordan Henderson and Joel Matip will be a part of their squad in their EPL opener against Leeds United.
Defending EPL champions Liverpool will take on newly promoted Leeds United at Anfield on September 12.
Henderson hasn't played since suffering a knee injury against Brighton on July 8 while Matip,suffered a foot injury against Everton in Liverpool`s restart after the COVID-19 hiatus.
Manchester City`s Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester United`s Marcus Rashford and Liverpool pair Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane made up the rest of the top five.
Liverpool won their first-ever Premier League title this term and their first top-flight crown in 30 years.
Klopp was forced to withdraw Henderson 10 minutes from fulltime in the 3-1 win over Brighton after a collision with Yves Bissouma but the German said the 30-year-old does not require surgery.
The new arrivals in the club have only been Sepp van den Berg and Harvey Elliott.
Henderson has been deployed mainly as a defensive midfielder to shield the back four since Jurgen Klopp took charge of the club, but the 28-year-old has impressed since switching to the right of Liverpool`s midfield trio.
Henderson has often played in a defensive midfield role but with Brazilian Fabinho taking care of that responsibility, he is now able to push into advanced areas.
Liverpool midfielders Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita will not feature in Wednesday`s clash due to injury but forward Sadio Mane is available after recovering from surgery on a hand injury.
The game was built up by the English media as a chance to avenge Croatia`s 2-1 World Cup semi-final win in Russia in July but the game failed to produce any fireworks.
"We are through to the next round which is the most important thing - obviously we wanted to win - but we have to give credit to Porto because they played well," said Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.
Liverpool were struggling before Klopp`s arrival earlier in the campaign, but he insisted his faith in the players` abilities was there even before he joined the club.
Liverpool have won six of their last seven games in all competitions and sit within striking distance of the top four, trailing Arsenal by four points.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned English Football Association not to treat young players like horses.
Jurgen Klopp received a double blow ahead of his first match in charge, against Tottenham Hotspur, with Danny Ings joining Joe Gomez in the ever-growing list of Liverpool injury list.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson faces up to eight weeks on the sidelines after suffering a broken foot in training.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is facing an extended spell on the sidelines and has flown to the United States for treatment on a foot injury that has ruled him out of the last three games, British media reported.
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