Thursday 5 March 2015 20:05, UK
Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet admits stand-in skipper Jordan Henderson has emerged as a real leader for his Liverpool team-mates.
Henderson opened the scoring in the 2-0 win over Burnley on Wednesday and delivered a pinpoint cross for Daniel Sturridge to head Liverpool’s second.
The 24-year-old also opened the scoring in last weekend’s 2-1 win over reigning champions Manchester City and is unbeaten on the 13 occasions he has captained Liverpool.
"Jordan is a massive player for us," said Mignolet. "He is a very positive character who always works hard and leads by example. He's vocal both on the pitch and in the dressing room. He goes in front of us and everyone follows behind.
"We've got a young squad but that doesn't mean there aren't leaders in the team. Every individual is contributing to the team. The big thing for us is we're a unit and we're working well together.
Jordan is a massive player for us. He is a very positive character who always works hard and leads by example
"But individuals score goals and at the moment it's Jordan, Philippe (Coutinho) and Studge (Daniel Sturridge) doing the business for us."
'Resilience'
Liverpool are now unbeaten in 12 Premier League games, winning seven of their last eight matches.
Mignolet is especially pleased with the defensive resilience they have shown in recent games and is looking for more of the same between now and the end of the season.
"I think we defended really well. We were very organised and we didn't give too many things away," he said. "A clean sheet is nice and I am happy with how things are going but we all have to keep improving and keep looking forward.
"We're doing our jobs at the moment and we have to keep that going until the end of the season because it makes it easier for us to win games.
"Even at half-time, when it was 1-0, we were saying that we had to keep going because one goal can change the whole game.
"We wanted to make sure we didn't give any silly goals away. We kept calm and defended well and then we got that second goal, which makes things a little bit easier for us at the end.
"Teams likes Man City and Chelsea lost points against Burnley at home so we needed to get three points, otherwise that win over Man City would have meant nothing.
"So six points out of six was what we wanted, and we can move forward and we need to keep going like this until the end of the season."
