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After Jurgen Klopp labelled his Club World Cup performance at centre-back 'exceptional', can Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson fill the role in the Premier League as West Ham visit Anfield?

It may well be a case of cometh the hour, cometh the man this week for Jordan Henderson and Liverpool.

The injury-ravaged Reds have entered crisis territory, after makeshift central defender Fabinho went down clutching his hamstring in the Champions League.

Liverpool are now severely depleted across the back line, with Virgil van Dijk out for the majority of the season and Joel Matip still on the treatment table.

This leaves Jurgen Klopp with only Joe Gomez as his one fit senior centre-back, with a selection headache now causing a searing pain as time runs out before the visit of an in-form West Ham on Saturday.