As Jordan Henderson prepares to captain Liverpool in the Champions League final with Real Madrid tonight, Henry Winter from The Times explains how the midfielder emerged as the team's leader on and off the pitch...
From staring down Diego Costa to standing up to Daniele De Rossi, Jordan Henderson is so passionate about the Liverpool cause that he even pays attention to the little things off the pitch too, such as going out of his way to greet visitors to the club’s serene training camp in Marbella in the build-up to Kiev.
I was sitting on the terrace, having just completed an interview, when Henderson wandered over for a few words.