Jordan Henderson was left overjoyed after Liverpool were officially named Premier League winners on Thursday night.
The Reds captain has lifted three pieces of silverware in the last year, but none would have meant more than the Premier League.
Liverpoolβs long and agonising 30-year wait for the title came to an end as their 86-points tally proved to be enough after 31 games. Manchester City failed to keep up with Jurgen Kloppβs relentless Reds as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea.
It was no secret the Reds would eventually go on to clinch the title after their exceptional season so far. But Henderson and others have remained tight-lipped throughout their title procession, focused only on the task ahead.
Henderson, who joined the Reds back in 2011, finally expressed his delight at becoming the first Liverpool captain to win the Premier League as he spoke to Sky Sports after Thursday nightβs drama.
β[Itβs] amazing! I didnβt want to talk about it until this moment, so itβs amazing to finally get over the line,β Henderson said.
βIβm so happy for all the boys, the fans, the whole club, the city and Iβm just a little bit overwhelmed right now. So proud of what weβve achieved.
βObviously, when we won the Champions League on the pitch thereβs different emotions, and it was a different experience watching the game and then the final whistle going and being able to be with everyone was amazing and another moment in our lives that weβll never forget.
βIβm just lost for words at the minute β it hasnβt really sunk in. You never really think of this ending moment, youβre always just concentrating on each game and then when this moment comes I canβt really describe it!β
Henderson went further to praise Kloppβs influence at the club, labelling his time at the club so far as βan amazing journey.β
βI said after the Champions League final it wouldnβt be possible to do that without the manager and itβs the same with this title,β he continued.
βFrom when he came in, no disrespect to the managers before him or worked with before because we have come close, but I felt from day one he just changed everything, and everybody followed him and believed in him.
βSo far itβs been pretty special, an amazing journey and I hope we can just continue, stay hungry and keep wanting more.
βThe biggest thing heβs got is no matter what, we all follow him, we all believe in him, and heβs taken us to this point really, so this wouldnβt be possible without him.β
Watch the skipper’s interview in full above.
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β£ βA historic club making history againβ β John Henry β
β£ βWeβre all like brothers, Klopp is our father figureβ β
