After 12 years at Anfield, Jordan Henderson‘s departure now palms over the baton over the longest-serving present participant to Liverpool’s No. 2.
The 33-year-old spent over 4,400 days on the membership after signing from Sunderland in 2011 for £16 million, he went on to make 492 appearances for the Reds.
He took on the captaincy from Steven Gerrard, his new supervisor, in 2015 and his time within the armband noticed him develop into the primary in membership historical past to win six totally different trophies as captain.
However his legacy is one that can come beneath query following his transfer to Al Ettifaq within the Saudi Professional League.
Henderson’s exit won’t solely see a brand new captain named but in addition the baton for the longest-serving participant within the squad handed over, and it’s a title now owned by Joe Gomez.
The defender is the one participant within the squad that arrived earlier than Jurgen Klopp, having signed in June 2015 from Charlton when Brendan Rodgers was on the helm.
The 26-year-old has been a Pink for two,950 days and counting, his closest rivals are Joel Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The precise-back doesn’t take it outright regardless of having come up by way of the academy ranks as he solely made his senior debut in October 2016.
Sooner or later he’ll lay declare to the title however for now it’s Gomez, who will tackle a squad position within the upcoming season with Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate most popular starters.
The No. 2, who’s contracted till 2027, featured 31 instances final season – the joint-third most appearances in a single marketing campaign for the membership.
In whole, Gomez has made 173 appearances for Liverpool since arriving greater than eight years in the past.
