Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson told his father he would play in a Champions League final one day, his dad Brian has revealed, when he attended the 2003 final between Milan and Inter at Old Trafford.
Henderson lifted the famous trophy for Liverpool on Saturday night, helping the Reds to their sixth European title with a 2-0 win over Tottenham.
The 28-year-old Sunderland-born midfielder was pictured hugging his dad and crying amid emotional celebrations at the side of the pitch after the game.
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Afterwards, Brian told Optus Sport: "When he was 10 I took him to see a Champions League final at Manchester United between the two Milan sides and he said to us, when they came out to the Champions League music, he said: 'Dad I'm going to play there one day'.