The Liverpool captain is often maligned but he outshone more expensive dishes such as Thiago and James in his side’s hard-fought 0-0 draw with Bayern Munich
They came to Anfield expecting fire and light and red-shirted vengeance. They came scenting one of those hair-raising nights when the air seems to throb with wild, skirling possibilities. They may, on reflection, have slightly misread the situation.
In the buildup to this Champions League first leg against Bayern Munich Jürgen Klopp had promised “passion football”, presumably a sub-genre of the usual heavy metal style: speed-metal football, Lancashire pomp-rock.
Written by Barney Ronay at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/feb/20/jordan-henderson-liverpool-bayern-munich-champions-league under the title “Jordan Henderson steps up to show the value of meat and potatoes | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
