Jordan Henderson was been sidelined from the first-team action at the end of the 2019/20 campaign and has yet to make appear in preseason.
Liverpool’s title defense looks shaky with the first game of the season a week away. The Reds disappointed in their Community Shield defeat to Arsenal.
With their season opener against Leeds United a week away, they need Jordan Henderson back in their ranks. The captain has been out of action since the tail end of the 2019/20 season and has been recovering ever since.
Jurgen Klopp shared an update on Henderson’s return. He informed that Henderson wanted to participate against Blackpool but couldn’t.
“Obviously Hendo was desperate to play a few minutes today as well, but it makes no real sense because he had to do an important session today for him,” Klopp told Liverpool’s official website.
“If he would have played today, 10 minutes or so would have probably been OK. But that makes no sense. So that was not possible, but he trained in big parts of this week and will probably join full team training next Tuesday.
“Timing-wise, not perfect that he cannot play today, but can train a few days later fully. But that’s how it is.
“We will see how he develops, [there are] a few days until Leeds, how the boys come back from the national teams. A lot of open questions still, but a few hopefully we can answer today.”
Henderson has become an integral part of England and Liverpool, earning the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award for his efforts.
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