Jordan Henderson has opened up on just how difficult it was to pass on his captain’s armband at Liverpool.

The Brentford midfielder was surplus to requirements at Anfield in 2023 having spent 12 years on Merseyside creating history .

Not an option! Thomas Tuchel explains why he WON'T drop Jordan Henderson

Maligned in his early days, he eventually took over from Steven Gerrard as captain and would become the most successful in the club’s storied history in terms of trophy lifts.

Yet with Jurgen Klopp’s aging midfield needing a refresh and the Saudi Pro League splurging the cash, Henderson was shipped out to Al Ettifaq in 2023, and has now explained just how abrupt it was.

Speaking to the media after again being called up to Thomas Tuchel’s England squad , he recalled: “It was a

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