5 longest serving players in the current Liverpool squad

#2: Jordan Henderson – debuted August 13th, 2011

Jordan Henderson has become a key man for Liverpool

Although he’s sometimes decried as a poor man’s Steven Gerrard, current Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has been a key player for the Reds now for a pretty impressive seven seasons. Signed from Sunderland for a hefty £16m by Kenny Dalglish, he actually debuted against his previous club to little fanfare, really. It took ‘Hendo’ so long to settle in, in fact, that he was almost sold to Fulham by Brendan Rodgers in August 2012.

Since then, though, he’s come into his own, particularly after Gerrard departed Anfield at the end of 2014/15. A highly versatile midfielder who’s capable of playing as an anchor man, a box-to-box marauder ala Gerrard and even on the right side of midfield, sometimes it’s actually tricky to understand exactly what positives Henderson brings to a side. But keep a closer eye on him and it’s easy to see.

He brings a never-ending gas tank, constantly chasing and harrying for the ball and then driving forward with it, and his touch, technique, control and passing are all largely underrated.

The fact that he’s practically an ever-present in Liverpool’s midfield when he’s fit tells most of the story. Four of his six full seasons have seen him appear in more than 30 Premier League games, and realistically only injuries have kept him from doing that in all six. Quite simply, Liverpool – and England – are a better team when Henderson plays. It’s no wonder he’s been at Anfield for so long really.