Jurgen Klopp proved right again as Jordan Henderson gives the game away over Liverpool exit
There was a brief delay, a time-buying sip of water and an uncharacteristic stutter from Jordan Henderson before he felt ready to answer one of the more challenging questions at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Friday: 'Do you have regret leaving Liverpool for Saudi Arabia last summer?'
"In life, if you want to call them regrets or mistakes you can call them that but at the same time they're only mistakes if you don't learn from them," said Henderson in an unconvincing rebuttal. "I learnt a lot of things out in Saudi, there were a lot of different experiences."
Less than six months after following in the footsteps of Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo to lap up the new-found riches of the Saudi Pro League, Friday saw Henderson make a sheepish return to Europe and address the media in a public setting for the first time since his controversial Anfield exit. He did so with his tail firmly between his legs.
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It was a lively press conference in Amsterdam that covered rumoured pay disputes, attempting to repair a shattered relationship with the LGBTQ+ community and, of course, his excitement at signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with four-time European Cup winners and Eredivisie giants Ajax.
But despite trying his best, none of Henderson's cliched answers about the Dutch side's standing in the European game could disguise his regret at prematurely cashing in on the final chapters of his illustrious Anfield career somewhat hastily last July.
It begs the question as to what the 33-year-old would give to be leading Liverpool out at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday afternoon knowing
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