5 players who are lucky to be playing for Liverpool

#4 Jordan Henderson

Some observers are unsure what Jordan Henderson adds to Liverpool's midfield

It seems strange to suggest that Liverpool’s club captain could count himself lucky to still be at the club, but to be honest, that’s exactly the case when it comes to Jordan Henderson. Despite showing a lot of potential a few seasons ago – he was a key player for Brendan Rodgers in 2013/14’s title challenge – the more Henderson plays, the more questions invariably end up being asked of him. Namely, what exactly does he add to Liverpool’s midfield? Sure, he covers more ground than most midfielders, but that simply doesn’t make him an effective player.

He’s not the most creative midfielder and certainly won’t be able to fill the hole left by Philippe Coutinho, who will likely need to be replaced with a similar player capable of picking open a defence. He’s not a bad holding midfielder, but his performances there for England have always been lacking due to his slow ball turnover, and in all honesty, Georginio Wijnaldum and Emre Can have both performed better than him in that area. And the amount of times he misplaces a pass in a doomed attempt to look like the second coming of Steven Gerrard is simply sad.

With Klopp clearly unafraid to drop his captain – he was left out of a key Champions League tie with Spartak Moscow recently despite being fully fit – and constant questions being asked about exactly what he does in the Reds’ midfield, Henderson should certainly consider himself lucky to remain a key player at the club, let alone their captain. He should also consider himself highly lucky to still be a part of England’s squad, although that’s another article entirely.