Jordan Henderson has attributed Liverpool’s belief against Barcelona to Jürgen Klopp and the manager’s prediction of a night to tell their grandchildren about, as the captain savoured the greatest moment of his career and proving doubters wrong again.
Henderson will lead Liverpool into a second consecutive Champions League final on 1 June following their incredible comeback from 3-0 down against the Spanish champions. The midfielder was immense in the 4-0 victory at Anfield despite suffering a knee injury that required a pain-killing injection at half-time. He admitted the refusal to concede defeat against Lionel Messi and co, despite being without Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, stemmed from Klopp’s team talk.
Henderson said: “From the talk he gave before the game before we came to the stadium, I think the players could see that the manager believed, which helped us believe in what he said. He said we can enjoy the night and maybe tell the grandkids one day it was a special night.
“The manager has ingrained that belief into us: no matter what happens you keep fighting right until the final whistle goes. That is what we have done all season and we will continue to do that on Sunday and in the final as well. Two big games to look forward to and we just have to keep with that belief and that spirit and then we will be OK.”
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