Captain of Liverpool FC, new Premier League Winners, FIFA Club World Cup
winners and Champions League winners, Jordan Henderson is a player who
has scaled football's pinnacles. Vice-captain of England who he helped
reach the 2018 World Cup semi-final, Hendo is a colossus for club and
country. Possessing an astute understanding of the game, he is the
ultimate team player. In a sport increasingly overtaken by 30 second
clips on You Tube and celebrity culture, Henderson is the sort of player
who makes any team better but one who until now rarely gets the credit
he deserves. If I had to name someone I regard as the ultimate
professional, then Jordan would come right at the top of the list. He is
selfless, he puts himself at the back of the queue because he looks
after everyone else first. He puts Jordan Henderson last is the verdict
of Steven Gerrard, the legend he succeeded as skipper at Anfield but a
man whose achievements for both the Reds and the Three Lions, Hendo now
surpasses. Liverpool won the Premier League for the first time in 30
years this season and Jordan be presented with the Premier League trophy
after the last match of the season against Chelsea on July 18. He is als
