There are two different views of Jordan Henderson.

The first is among a section of England’s support who see his continued presence in Thomas Tuchel’s squad as proof of the mediocre standards that will undermine any World Cup challenge.

And then there’s the people who have worked with him day in, day out, observing his “standards” and watching him work who – almost to a man – can’t believe there’s even a debate.

“When you observe what he brings every day, having Jordan in the England World Cup squad makes total sense,” says one source at Brentford, where Henderson’s impact after a summer move from Ajax has been immediate and impressive.

Would they have him at the World Cup? There is no hesitation: “100 per cent. First of all he’s performing and then there’s all the stuff people don’t s

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