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Euro 2020: 'It's been a long time coming': Jordan Henderson happy to FINALLY get first England goal

Jordan Henderson declared his delight at finally scoring his first goal for England on his 62nd cap against Ukraine in their Euro 2020 quarter-final in Rome.

Gareth Southgate's side thrashed Andriy Shevchenko's Ukraine 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night to set up a semi-final date with Denmark on Wednesday, with the central midfielder scoring the fourth goal with a header from a corner.

Henderson admitted he was pleased to get that goalscoring monkey off his back, and hailed the 'outstanding' attitude of England's squad players.

Jordan Henderson admitted his delight at scoring his first goal for England against Ukraine

Jordan Henderson admitted his delight at scoring his first goal for England against Ukraine

He said: 'A very good night.