Elliott joined Henderson and Naby Keita in the midfield three of Liverpool’s starting line-up for Saturday’s 2-0 win over Burnley at Anfield.
And the 18-year-old repaid Jürgen Klopp’s faith with an excellent 90-minute display that impressed his captain.
“Harvey’s a special player,” Henderson told Liverpoolfc.com post-match.
“He’s been fantastic last season when he was on loan at Blackburn and then he’s come back in great shape for pre-season and done really well, so he deserved his start today and I thought he took it.
“I thought he was outstanding, his work rate, but also obviously the stuff he can do on the ball, the final passes.