Jordan Henderson is proving the doubters wrong and showing he is a vital part of Brendan Rogers' Liverpool And if the second half proved a little less spectacular, Henderson's passing, movement and positional sense kept Spurs on the rack right to the end. All in all, it has to go down as one of his very best performances in a Liverpool shirt since joining from Sunderland in 2011. The price tag, of course, was clearly too much - £20 million for a prospect with much to learn put undue pressure on this down-to-earth lad. He could not handle the expectation, nor reach the level required at Liverpool. It was not a huge surprise, then, when Brendan Rodgers, upon taking the reins, made it pretty clear Henderson did not figure in his plans. He was not the sort to execute the swift passing game favoured by the new man. What a turnaround. These days Henderson is a fixture in the side, having won over his manager. As the only outfield player to start every league game, he has played a major part in Liverpool's success. Watching from the directors" box here, Kenny Dalglish must have felt vindicated. Granted, the fee might have been steep but Dalglish, it now seems, had invested in a player with a bright future. As for whether Henderson will make an international player, well, that might be another matter entirely judging by his displays in England's last two European Championship Under-21 finals. In Denmark and latterly in Israel last summer, Henderson looked nervous, rushing his game with some untidy touches. Yet ask Stuart Pearce, manager at the time, and he swears by the lad as an exemplary character worthy of the captain's armband. But with seven senior caps to his name, it remains unclear whether Henderson can make the step up. He has certainly made it, however, at Premier League level, to become an important cog in the Liverpool side. He was supposed to be a doubt for this game, but ended up winning man of the match. As nominator of this award commentating for Sky, I found it impossible to look anywhere else.