England and Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson says Raheem Sterling isn’t letting the transfer speculation worry him, and hopes the 20-year-old will stay at Anfield next season. Jordan Henderson has backed Brendan Rodgers to lead Liverpool back up the table following their disappointing campaign. Two years ago, fIFA Coins came agonisingly close to lifting the Premier League trophy, but the 2014-15 season was a huge let-down. The Reds finished sixth in the table and exited both cup competitions at the semifinal stage, while failing to make it out of the group stage in the Champions League.
Henderson admits that is not good enough for a club of Liverpool’s stature, but he still thinks Rodgers should remain at the helm. The Liverpool midfielder says the Northern Irishman played a big role in turning him into a Premier League regular following a difficult start to life at Anfield following his 20 million move from Sunderland. And he insists Rodgers is the right man to revive the club’s fortunes next term. “Of course I want him to stay” the Liverpool midfielder said. “I have spoke highly of Brendan ever since he came to the club. He has been fantastic for me and for Liverpool.” Liverpool were given a boost on Thursday when they announced the signing of James Milner on a free transfer from Manchester City.
But with inspirational captain Steven Gerrard now gone and Raheem Sterling’s contract dispute showing no sign of being resolved, big doubts still remain about the Reds’ ability to bridge the 25-point gap that separated them from champions Chelsea. “This coming season is a big season for everyone involved,” Henderson added. “We all know that. We want to be finishing high as possible in the league and winning trophies. We have a great group of lads with great potential but I think it’s time now we started showing that potential in the Premier League and also in cups. Getting to semifinals is great but we need to be getting to finals and winning trophies. That is what we will be looking to do next season.”
Henderson, FIFA 15 pc COINS speaking at an England press conference at St George’s Park earlier this week, delivered his words with force and conviction. It is easy to see he does not like the idea of being part of the latest Liverpool team to flounder in its attempt to bring the glory days back to Anfield. The 6-1 final day defeat at Stoke is a particular sore spot for the midfielder. “It was awful. Just horrendous,” he said. “Everything that could go wrong did go wrong.” Liverpool fans heckled Sterling in the warm-up at the Britannia Stadium after his dispute with the club over a new contract escalated into all-out war. Henderson has been doing all he can to try to persuade the 20-year-old to stay at Anfield.