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Harvey Elliott has defended Jordan Henderson and believes his former Liverpool captain deserves pusoy better treatment pusoy

Al Ettifaq midfielder Henderson was jeered during England’s 1-0 win over Australia at Wembley on Friday pusoy

Henderson captained England, with Harry Kane rested, but was booed when he was replaced by Kalvin Phillips in the second half pusoy

He completed a controversial switch to Al Ettifaq from Liverpool in the summer having been a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, with homosexuality illegal in Saudi Arabia, but former Anfield team-mate Elliott has backed the 33-year-old pusoy

“It’s upsetting, Hendo is a massive inspiration, not just to myself but to many around the world,” said the Liverpool midfielder pusoy

“For what he has done for England and English pusoy football it’s not nice to see pusoy

“It’s his decision, it’s his career pusoy

As a nation we need to get behind these players and support them pusoy

It wasn’t nice, but knowing Hendo I’m sure it hasn’t fazed him pusoy

“He’s a positive-minded player and person pusoy

He just wants to do the best for himself in his career pusoy

Everyone is behind him pusoy

”On Friday, England boss Gareth Southgate called Henderson a role model and insisted he could not understand the negative reception pusoy

Elliott will contact his former skipper once England duty is over, with the 20-year-old travelling to Slovakia to face Ukraine with the under-21s on Monday and Henderson preparing for the visit of Italy on Tuesday pusoy

“I didn’t want to make too much of a fuss about it – no-one should pusoy

It’s a few individuals who have different points of views, which is fine pusoy

I don’t think he would take it to heart too much,” said Elliott, who scored twice in the Young Lions’ 9-1 Euro 2025 qualification rout of Serbia on Thursday pusoy

“He has been through a lot in his career and it’s just another barrier he is going to run through, I’m sure pusoy

“We always keep in touch, when we’re here (St George’s Park) and see those guys we are always having conversations and it’s nice to have that togetherness with the seniors pusoy

“Some of the lads, playing for the big teams here, brings everyone together pusoy

It’s nice to be around them and it gives us all a target and goal pusoy

”More aboutPA ReadyJordan HendersonHarvey ElliottEnglandLiverpoolWembleyAustraliaHarry KaneKalvin PhillipsGareth SouthgateLGBTQ+Saudi ArabiaEnglishSerbiaItalyUkraineSlovakia1/2Harvey Elliott believes Jordan Henderson deserves pusoy better from England fans Harvey Elliott believes Jordan Henderson deserves pusoy better from England fansHarvey Elliott believes Jordan Henderson deserves pusoy better from England fansEngland’s Jordan Henderson was booed by fans at Wembley on Friday (Zac Goodwin/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today pusoy

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There’s a new look about a key area of the team for Liverpool, a changing of the guard enforced by recent events, a previous zone of consistency now faced with uncertainty pusoy

No, we’re not talking about midfield - that particular switch-up already looks a definite upgrade, even early as it is for such conclusions pusoy

Instead it’s at left-back the unexpected alteration has occurred, a consequence of Andy Robertson’s need for surgery which means the Scot is out for the rest of the year pusoy

Having averaged over 44 appearances a season for the Reds since signing in 2017, he’ll now miss at least 17 matches, if best estimates of his return are to be believed pusoy

That leaves not just a gap for Kostas Tsimikas or an untested youngster to fill tactically, but a void which cannot be accounted for: that of a partnership, of understanding, of the natural, unthinking knowing which comes with playing hundreds of matches alongside a teammate pusoy

It can be argued that such a changeable nature can be applied not just to the midfield, not even just to left-back, but to the entire defensive structure this term at Anfield: injuries have already hit on the right and centrally too, to go along with the altered personnel ahead of them in the middle third of the pitch pusoy

All that simply means one truth must be constant if the Reds are to translate early season promise into longer-term capacity to challenge for major honours: Virgil van Dijk must once again prove himself to be among the very best, not just individually as a defender but as a force to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts pusoy

RecommendedBuild from the front? Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are repeating an old trickEngland’s Euro 2024 squad: Who’s on the plane, who’s in contention and who has work to do?Virgil van Dijk will show he is Premier League’s best once more – Sami HyypiaThere cannot be much debate that the Dutchman, now club captain at Anfield, has not quite reached the same levels of authoritative performances as he did pre-ACL injury, or at least not on as regular a basis pusoy

The period which saw Liverpool win both Premier League and Champions League saw Van Dijk at the pinnacle of the game, a central defender without peer, a worthy recipient of the Ballon d’Or itself, had he been handed it instead of a runner-up spot, pipped by seven votes in 2019 by Lionel Messi pusoy

Perhaps that in itself was a noteworthy award pusoy

In any case, he’s not quite there these days, not quite the automatic choice among fan or pundit asked to name the world’s finest pusoy

It’s arguable that there isn’t a single stand-out candidate right now for that particularly subjective title pusoy

But in asking whether Van Dijk is capable of being the world’s best defender again, part of the answer has to be that it doesn’t really matter pusoy

He might want to be of course, might already believe he is, but from a team perspective what they really need is Van Dijk’s ability to stabilise the team, to foresee and forestall danger, to order those around him to bring forth resilience from chaos pusoy

Because chaotic is, still, a little too close to the truth when it comes to spells of defending for Liverpool pusoy

The midfield is far more creative, far more offensive and energetic, far less reliant on Trent Alexander-Arnold always being at his best pusoy

But all that comes at a cost: it’s not always the most agile and defensive-first in either recovery or positional terms pusoy

It’s still new as a group, still needs time to become as cohesive as the best central trios are, on and off the ball pusoy

And in the meantime, the result can often be large gaps, lost runners, moments of inexplicable choices in possession pusoy

That leaves a hefty weight on the defence to counteract such moments - the defence and, of course, the still-magnificent Alisson Becker behind them pusoy

(Getty Images)But before that one-man last line, it’s Van Dijk who must rise once more to ensure unity, if not always outright unison pusoy

Acting in perfect harmony is difficult enough with four constant selections; as it is this season, Jurgen Klopp has already utilised Jarell Quansah as a fifth-choice, following injuries pusoy

Alexander-Arnold missed pitch time and is not yet back to his peak physical or technical best pusoy

Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip have dovetailed, and now there’s Tsimikas present on a more regular basis - which also means either Joe Gomez will see minutes on the left, or an untried youngster will, with Calum Scanlon and Luke Chambers first in line pusoy

They presently tally one senior minute pusoy between them pusoy

They will all four need guiding for different reasons, all need time, all occasionally get things wrong and need the left-sided centre-back beside them to bail them out pusoy

No prizes for guessing who that is on a week-to-week basis pusoy

Because for Liverpool, there are prizes at stake pusoy

Three points off the top of the Premier League table after a fine opening quarter of the campaign; rolling along nicely in Europe and domestic cups alike pusoy

pusoy Between now and the next international break, the opportunities for victory across all competitions are as immense as the potential cost of dropped points: Toulouse twice, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Luton, Brentford pusoy

A modern title-competing team would take six wins with very little fuss, in truth pusoy

Then, beyond, it’s Manchester City away pusoy

The most true barometer of where Liverpool are this season, even coming after an international break and in the infamous 12:30pm kick-off spot pusoy

The margin for error remains almost nil, but with the reigning champions perhaps not quite at their own peak yet, and Klopp’s side having improved more than might have been thought possible at this early stage, thoughts of a title challenge will not be far away - if the defence is kept on-point, even with altered personnel pusoy

(Getty Images)It all means Van Dijk must be as close to his own 100 percent as possible, even if his 2023/24 maximum level is a little lower than in 19/20 pusoy

As far as transformative figures go, Van Dijk was one after signing pusoy

He, as much as anyone else and more than most, sent Liverpool from challengers to champions, in every competition across the board pusoy

Now once again he must be the leader - literally, given the armband - who enables the Reds to do so, not so much the new figurehead this time but as the standard-bearer, the supplier of consistency, the model of outperformance which can give Liverpool the extra edge they’ll need, both in the Premier League and beyond pusoy

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