Victory in his first final as Liverpool captain,in the Capital One Cup at Wembley on Sunday, would help Henderson assert greater authority and attach his own stamp on the team after an injury-hit seasonJordan Henderson did not take merely an armband from Steven Gerrard final summer. Lifting silverware has been an implicit share of the Liverpool captain’s job since Ron Yeats raised the standard more than 50 years ago and it remains the measure by which his successors are judged regardless of Anfield’s circumstance or the changing landscape of English football. The current custodian would not absorb it any other way. Related: Jürgen Klopp can turn doubt into belief with Liverpool Capital One Cup victory | Andy Hunter Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com