WATCH: Henderson's motivated comments after Liverpool win
By Nicholas MendolaJan 19, 2020, 2:58 PM EST
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson took the microphone after the Reds' 2-0 beatdown of rivals Manchester United and showed why his manager loves him.
The talented midfielder said there's no reason for Liverpool to act like its win the Premier League title, or even talk about it.
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Henderson, 29, had a monster day in the midfield and every reason to soak in an electric Anfield after Liverpool moved 16 points clear of Man City with a match-in-hand.
He won nine of 11 duels and five tackles, denied a goal by a righteous David De Gea save in the win.
"We're not really thinking about the end. Why? Why should we change now? Why think about the end of the season? There's still a lot of games. We've took it by each game for a long time now and it's put us in good stead. For us as players it's the next game, the next change.
"At Liverpool Football Club there's always expectation ever since I came, there's always an expectation to win and be successful and that will never change," Henderson said. "It is special, we are enjoying our football but you've gotta stay hungry, keep learning, keep wanting more. To be fair, this group of players wants to do that. The manager's on us all the time to improve all the time and we know that we can. It's about every single day keep going and going until the end of the season."
The full video is above, and shows why a team is sometimes better when there's a leader on the pitch. Liverpool's best midfield possibly excludes Henderson — an incredible luxury — but this guy has that something that cannot be measured by stats (This is hard for a numbers nerd like me to toss out there, but it's difficult to challenge).