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Confirmed: Jordan Henderson to replace Steven Gerrard as Liverpool captain
LIVERPOOL have confirmed that Jordan Henderson will replace Steven Gerrard as captain next season.
#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
Gerrard departed for the LA Galaxy at the start of the summer.
And Henderson - vice-captain last term - will step into the void.
He said: "I'm absolutely delighted and proud. It is a great honour and a huge privilege to be named as the captain of this football club.
It is a great honour and a huge privilege to be named as the captain of this football club.
"When Steven [Gerrard] wasn't in the team last season, I tried to do the best I could when I stepped in and took the armband. Now I'll be looking to carry that on and continue to grow as a captain.
"I'll look to give my best all of the time, put the team firmly first and try to give them - or help them with - whatever they need from me."
Brendan Rodgers added: "Jordan is someone who leads through example - through his actions, attitude and application. He shows total commitment to the game and is a role model professional.
Jordan Henderson is Liverpool's new captain
"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."