Jordan Henderson felt Liverpool thrived on having a capacity crowd at Anfield as they defeated Burnley 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
The captain came back into the starting XI for the lunchtime kick-off, making his first competitive appearance of a season that has now brought two wins from two games.
Diogo Jota’s clinical header gave the Reds a half-time lead against the Clarets, before Sadio Mane smashed in a second at the end of a flowing move to secure three points in front of a stadium full for the first time since March 2020.
Post-match, Henderson spoke to BT Sport about the display, the emotions of supporters being back at matches, Jota’s sparkling scoring form and more…
You’ve waited a long time to lead the team out in front of a full house – was it the performance you wanted to give them?