A 'glad' Steven Gerrard pens contacting tribute to Jordan Henderson

Over a 17-year profession at Liverpool Gerrard established himself as a living legend of the club having driven the Reds with unique excellence from the age of 23 up until he left Anfield 12 years after the fact.

'The best of the best, the best there was and the best there ever will be' was and is a tag broadly connected with Gerrard and it made so any man who acquired the chief's armband would be held to a standard few would ever meet.

An overwhelming weight for anybody and Henderson was the man to hold up under the heap as he was given the benefit of driving the club after Gerrard say goodbye.

Far reaching analysis would follow yet at long last, Liverpool's No. 14 would manufacture his own way and lead his group in his own picture and it is an a worthy representative for his mentality for not withering under the weight.

Presently, Henderson is an European Cup and English boss winning commander, also the Club World Cup and Super Cup – an assortment of trophies that concretes his name among Liverpool's most noteworthy ever chiefs.

What's more, Gerrard took to Instagram to pile acclaim on Henderson, saying he "was unable to have passed [the armband] to a superior individual. Glad for you mate."

A contacting tribute that welcomes on a grin promptly and Henderson rushed to respond with a straightforward heart emoticon, and both current and previous players agreed with Gerrard's assessment as they overwhelmed the post with messages.

The recognition coming Henderson's direction that still to come is altogether merited having driven Liverpool through the beginning of a period without the Reds' childhood legend and into Klopp's rule and the trophy-loaded seasons to follow.

He's a gleaming model for the stars of things to come and as Virgil van Dijk said not long ago: "If any youthful player needs to follow a model, it ought to be him.

"He has been putting the group before himself for a considerable length of time. What I like is that he utilizes all that he has encountered – the lows, the analysis, the issue with wounds – to help other people through comparable circumstances."

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