Underrated and undervalued. Not any more.
The Football Writers' Footballer of the Year and a contender for the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year, Jordan Henderson has also been a European and Premier League champion over the past two seasons.
Not bad for a player once considered an expensive flop, told he couldn't run properly and someone the Reds wanted to use as a makeweight in a deal to sign Clint Dempsey from Fulham in 2012.
But, as he looks set to win his 57th cap England cap against Denmark in the Nations League on Wednesday, we look at how did he become the heartbeat for club and country and evolve into the leader we see today?