According to a report in the Daily Star, which was subsequently shared by @AnfieldEdition on Twitter, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has stepped up his rehabilitation from a recent hamstring injury in order to try and be fit enough to return to action for next week’s Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.
Jordan Henderson is stepping up his rehab at Melwood in an attempt to be fit for the second leg against Atletico Madrid in 8 days time. [Daily Star]https://t.co/tfPdHeJmVg
— Anfield Edition (@AnfieldEdition) March 4, 2020
The 29-year-old went off injured towards the end of the 1-0 first leg defeat in Spain a fortnight ago, with the Reds suffering a downturn in form in his absence as they struggled to beat West Ham at Anfield and then lost 3-0 to Watford and 2-0 to Chelsea. However, the Daily Star reported quotes from The Athletic‘s James Pearce saying that the midfielder has stepped up his rehab ahead of Wednesday’s second leg at Anfield.
Former Liverpool defender Phil Thompson told Sky Sports earlier this week that Jurgen Klopp’s side have been missing Henderson badly in his absence, with other midfielders such as Fabinho coming in for criticism from some Reds fans over recent displays and the Liverpool captain winning the joint-most tackles per game (2.2) among Klopp’s squad (as per WhoScored).
Despite the absence of Henderson apparently being sorely felt, these Reds fans on Twitter do not want him to rush back from injury in case he comes back too soon and aggravates the problem to such an extent that he ends up being ruled out for significantly longer than originally thought:
Don’t rush it lad. Take the time you need @JHenderson
— oh campione (@ashgunnlfc) March 4, 2020
Terrible idea. No need to panic and rush him back, it’ll only cause him more damage. We got this.
— Emperor Epiphany (@Lexxyskull) March 5, 2020
Will obviously be great to have him back but don’t want to rush it either, would be worse if he raced back for one game and aggravated the injury to the point where his season is over
— IrishScouser (@irish_scouser) March 5, 2020
Yeah mate, his presence badly miss on that lfc side at that time.. And it’s shows again this time around.. Hopefully he can get back soon but hopefully lfc will not risk him if he still not ready yet.. Don’t want to happen like city did to laporte..
— ieyanynwa (@ieyanynwa) March 4, 2020
Don’t rush yourself skipper ???
— Helena Ravenclaw?? (@___Ravenclaw) March 4, 2020
Be careful Jordan don’t rush it
— Gary Austin (@Aus23680324Gary) March 4, 2020
Dont play him at bournemouth incase its too early
— Rizwan (@Rizwan57893960) March 4, 2020
Liverpool fans, do you think Henderson should give himself as much time as he needs to recover fully in case he does further damage by rushing back to action, or is he needed back at the earliest opportunity? Join in the discussion by commenting below!
