Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has praised Jordan Henderson for the way he's established himself at Anfield.
Gerrard thinks overcoming the difficult start, and winning over doubters in The Kop, have helped to prove Henderson has the qualities to be a captain.
"He came to a huge football club like Liverpool as a young lad. He's not the first person who has taken time to settle in," said Gerrard.
"But I always knew watching him in and around the training ground that if he kept his head down, it would turn for him. Fans take to players who give 100 per cent even when things aren't going well and eventually they come round.
"When the pressure was on Jordan and the fans were on his back, he dug deep and worked even harder. A lot of players give up and end up falling down the leagues and going to clubs that are not as big because they can't handle the pressure.
"But he showed through thick and thin that he is prepared to dig deep and go in where it hurts to turn these fans round."
