England manager Gareth Southgate was left baffled after fans booed off Jordan Henderson in the friendly win over Australia at Wembley.
Eyebrows were raised when the 33-year-old swapped his role as Liverpool skipper for the Saudi Pro League, joining Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq in a controversial £12million deal.
“He’s the one that has taken the likes of Jude Bellingham under his wing as soon as he came in the squad, provides a brilliant role model for all of the group in his professionalism and his approach to every part of his work.“We’ve got players in England shirts. Yeah, come on, we play Italy on Tuesday . Let’s get behind this team.
Speaking upon calling up Henderson for September’s fixtures, Southgate said “I don’t really know why a player would receive an adverse reaction because of where he plays.” “I’m hugely impressed with the impeccable values and decisions that everybody in our country is making then. The passionate Australia boss lost his voice on a night when his side pushed England close, only to lose to returning Ollie Watkins’ 57th-minute effort.
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