Thursday, 22 December 2016

Liverpool clean sheets and resilience a big plus, says Jordan Henderson

• Captain pleased with defensive resolve against Everton and Middlesbrough
• ‘I said at the start of the season I had belief we could be high up the table’

It was the manner of victory at Everton, not only Ross Barkley’s dangerous challenge, that has left its mark on Jordan Henderson. For a Jürgen Klopp team to chase three points until the last is not uncommon but to come through at Goodison Park with a show of resilience, defensive organisation and strength in depth bodes well for what lies ahead in the eyes of the Liverpool captain.

Related: Liverpool’s matchwinner Sadio Mané will head to Gabon with a heavy heart

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