Jordan Henderson is confident he still has plenty to offer England at Euro 2024 and in his first game against Premier League opponents since leaving Liverpool he showed exactly why.
The former England skipper’s place in Gareth Southgate’s squad has become a topic of intense debate since his departure from Anfield – not forgetting his disastrous move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq, where he spent only six months.
If Henderson is no longer working in a top-five European league, the argument goes, how can he possibly deserve his place over midfielders playing every week in the English top flight, regularly labelled the best competition in the world?