Henderson is Gerrard’s natural heir

Henderson has been billed as Steven Gerrard’s successor for some time now and with the Liverpool legend out with injury, there was no better time to step up and show that the assumptions were right.

Henderson has been impressive all season but against Besiktas was everything you could want from a skipper.

He controlled the tempo of the game and made sure his teammates did not panic and push for the goal, he dealt with the Balotelli issue brilliantly on the pitch and was far more gracious than Gerrard himself when talking about it to the media. Top draw.