Meet the new Liverpool captain

The midfielder told Goal in June that he was ready
to replace Steven Gerrard permanently after leading
the team 19 times, with Brendan Rodgers hailing
the player's growth
Liverpool have confirmed Jordan Henderson as the
club's new captain, taking over from Steven
Gerrard, who left at the end of last season.
Henderson, who signed a contract extension in
April, had been hotly tipped to be named as
permanent skipper after deputising for the new LA
Galaxy man in recent months, telling Goal he was
ready in June .
"I've always wanted to take more responsibility,
especially at the stage of my career I'm at," he
said.
"I feel I'm getting a bit older now, a bit more
mature and of course I want to take more
responsibility for the team but at the same time, I
think it's up to all of us as a team to take more
responsibility on the pitch and make sure we put in
good performances.
"When I've been vice-captain I've just tried to do
my best for the team as I always have and to learn
as much as I can from Stevie, like I have from
when I first came to the club. But we've got a lot
of captains and a lot of leaders in the dressing
room so I'm sure whoever he [Rodgers] picks, the
lads will be right behind him.
"I've think I've learned a lot from Steven. I have
from when I first came to the club, he's been a
huge role model and leader to all of us. All of us
have learned a lot from him; just being with him
every day, training with him every day, you learn a
lot from him."

#LFC can confirm that Jordan Henderson has
today been officially appointed captain of Liverpool
Football Club. pic.twitter.com/I37slsNqaS
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 10, 2015
Upon confirmation, Brendan Rodgers hailed
Henderson's attributes and growth since joining
from Sunderland in a deal worth around £20
million in 2011, going on to captain the side 19
times.
"Jordan is someone who leads through example -
through his actions, attitude and application,"
Rodgers told the club's official website. "He shows
total commitment to the game and is a role model
professional.
"He is also greatly respectful of the great traditions
associated with being Liverpool captain and the
responsibilities that come with it. He has been
blessed to learn first-hand from one of the greatest
the club has ever had, in Steven Gerrard.
"Jordan has grown as a person and as a player
since arriving at Liverpool and is ready to take up
this challenge. He will be his own person, with his
own style of leadership and his own ideas and
methods."