Jordan Henderson
The favourite to take Steven Gerrard’s permanent captaincy armband, Henderson was once branded a £16m Liverpool flop, in line with fellow rubbish signings from 2011 such as Stewart Downing and Andy Carroll.
He passed the ball sideways only, and looked to lack any of the talent which that kind of figure should command. There were even rumours that his signing cost former Director of Football Damien Comolli his job.
However, having at first failed to break into Rodgers’ starting XI, with Jonjo Shelvey and Nuri Sahin ahead of him in the pecking order, Henderson began to make his mark… His endless work-rate and improved offensive contribution saw him play a vital role in our title challenge in 2013/14, and his leadership qualities are becoming increasingly visible, too.
