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The reason why Henderson did not ask Messi for his shirt

Published:27/04/2020 - 21:38h

Updated:27/04/2020 - 21:38h

Jordan Henderson has confessed being an admirer of Leo Messi, but he did not ask for his shirt after their Champions League duel in 2019. The english has revealed the reason that prevented him from making a very habitual gesture

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The FC Barcelona went back to fall with bang in the Champions League 2018-19, in which it was vapuleado by the Liverpool. The Catalans attained to resist in the Camp Nou and encarrilaron his eliminatory with a conclusive 3-0, but the men of Jürgen Klopp did not give by defeated and gave the turn to the semifinals in Anfield. The 4-0 in the islands was definite before raising shortly after the title in the final in front of the Tottenham.

In some statements for the 'Daily Mirror', Jordan Henderson has thrown the sight backwards and has rememorado his visit to the City Condal, the first in his sportive career. The midfield player does not save very good memory of a very dangerous clash for the interests of his, that fortunately attained to react to time in the party of turn. This yes, there was a Barcelona footballer that left him marked.

The English has confessed that Leo Messi left him hallucinated, but at the same time has revealed reason did not ask him the T-shirt. After an exhibition of the '10' in territory barcelonista, in the first occasion in which both found , threw of the education of Roy Keane, that went his trainer in the Sunderland. The ex of the Manchester United warned to his pupilos that did not make this usual gesture, since in case to do it, could seem impressed by his opponents and this could interpret like a symptom of weakness.

In spite of his odd decision, the captain of the 'reds' did not leave with the empty hands of Barcelona, since Luis Suárez was to look for him to give him his. In this case, it could not deny, since it shared changing room with the Uruguayan in Liverpool and went this the one who insisted in that it will remain with a give: "Luis is a good boy and gave it to me like a gesture, since we had played together. I do not know what did with mine".

After leaving happen the opportunity to do with a jewel very codiciada, the crack yes undid in praises to the Argentinian: "it Plays of different form to when you see it in the television. It is very fast. Still I can not me think that put this golazo. In fact, I thought that it went to launch in short. Alisson Is very good, but Messi put a shot that could not protect. The strength, the rhythm, the precision... It was absolutely perfect".

The Premier League also admires to Messi

Henderson Is not the only representative of the Premier League that admires to Messi, since Raheem Sterling also devoted him praises. In this case, this yes, the forward of the Manchester City ensured that it will not go back to leave happen the train if it crosses with the one of Rosario, since in his previous duel with the Barça, touched him remain with the T-shirt of Neymar. "Only there is one that really want to and is a T-shirt of Messi", explained.

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