The captain once again performed impressively after starting Tuesday’s victory over FC Porto further forward in the Reds’ midfield, following on from his influential contribution off the bench in last week’s win against Southampton.

After that 3-1 success at St Mary’s, which was sealed by Henderson’s late goal, Klopp said that he had held talks with his skipper regarding his place in the side, with the No.14 having ptreviously been stationed mainly as Liverpool’s ‘No.6’ during the manager’s reign.