Jurgen Klopp has defended Jordan Henderson after receiving criticism earlier this week, insisting the Liverpool midfielder is a "proper captain."
Henderson and Liverpool's midfield came under fire as the team surrendered a three-goal lead at Sevilla to draw 3-3 on Tuesday night.
But Klopp has no doubts about Henderson's ability to play in a holding midfield role and feels he suffers from unfair comparisons with Steven Gerrard, who he succeeded as Liverpool captain at the start of the 2015-16 season.
"Jordan is a proper captain," Klopp said. "He wasn't when I came in but only because he didn't know how to do it because nobody had to think about how to be captain at Liverpool because they had one for around 20 years [in Gerrard].