Roy Hodgson has lavished high praise on Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson saying his legacy is assured and that he will be honoured with a statue outside Anfield one day.
Henderson produced another outstanding performance in Liverpool’s thumping 7-0 win against Crystal Palace topped off by a exquisite strike which was his first of the season.
One man who has watched his development with interest is Palace manager Roy Hodgson who could not be happier to see the player he has become as the Echo reported:
“He's an exceptional player, one who works exceptionally hard at his game and one who has got consistently better,"
“In 2012, when he'd just moved to Liverpool, we took him with us for his first England trip in the Euros to Poland and Ukraine. He was a very different player to the one he is today.
“He's worked so hard on his game to become the lead figure at that club. He works hard on his game technically and tactically as well.”
Henderson is among six nominations for the BBC Sports Personality of the year that will be revealed this evening and the veteran manager had no doubt who had his vote and how he should be regarded once his career is over.
"I tend always to vote for football people because that's my world and I know the people in football, so I'm pleased he's nominated and I wish him all the best for that.
"Certainly a lot in his life will be of a very high standard at the moment in terms of his satisfaction because to lead Liverpool to their first trophy after so many years and to do it in such spectacular fashion, that's already guaranteed his statue outside Anfield one day."
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