{{#sender.isSelf}} To lift the Premier League the other night was an amazing feeling and one we’ll never forget.“The Football Writers’ Award, I’m very honoured and proud to win that but at the same time I wouldn’t be able to accept this on my own, it’s for the team.“I think everyone recognises what we’ve achieved together as a team over the past year and I think anyone of our squad could have won this award, so for me to receive it on behalf of the team means a lot to me.“It hasn’t really sunk in yet. To be fair, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”The stream of congratulations hadn’t stopped, so much so that Henderson “can’t open my phone, I can’t literally get through them all and reply to them all.“It will take quite a while to do and at the minute I cannot even look at it or think about that. try again, the name must be unique
Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Full stats on LFC players, club products, official partners and lots more. We have just got to go out and show everyone that is the case.”Does Thursday’s encounter at City help Liverpool refocus given the quality of the opposition and the growing rivalry between England’s top two teams?“To be honest, we’ve got seven games left and I’m not bothered who we’re playing,” said Henderson, who flagged Pep Guardiola’s juggernaut and Chelsea as challengers next season.“What we’ve been so good at over the last few years is of course we respect the teams we face, but we want to win every game regardless of where it is or who we’re playing.“The next game is City, who are a fantastic side – an unbelievable side, really. 0. I’m sure anyone could actually believe what was happening and it still hasn’t really sunk in. They’ve got amazing players, but we’ll go into the game wanting to be the best that we can be and do everything we can to win the game. Sign-up for our new football newsletter and receive the latest transfer stories; Read More Related Articles. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes.
{{#replies}} Finally, his approach is being appreciated and respected in its own right.“I have said this before when I first took over the role of the captaincy when people might have doubted me and criticised me as a person, but I will always say this – no one will replace Steven Gerrard at this football club no matter what captains or teams win,” Henderson said.“No one will ever replace him. Henderson has used his own experiences to help others in the squad through similar periods of self-doubt and he credits the resilience of the squad for a silverware-lined year.“Losing the league on the last day by a point was tough but we reacted in the right way to win the Champions League.“We started this season really well, showed consistency and a great mentality from everyone to keep a high standard and the winning run going. It’ll only get harder.“We’ve seen players who have won the Premier League in the past say it’s hard to win it the first time, but it’s even harder to retain it, so it’s a big challenge for us as a team to make sure that we do that next year.“But I think we just need to continue on the path we’d been on over the past few seasons and continue to focus on what’s important, and that’s taking each game as it comes, no matter what competition it is, and giving everything we have for that 90 minutes.“If we continue on that patch with that mentality and the talent we have in the squad, then there’s no reason why we can’t win more trophies in the future.”“To be honest, I’m not too bothered. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts