Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has sung the praises of Curtis Jones over his recent form.

The midfielder was man of the match for victory at Leicester on Monday.

Henderson told the club's website: "He has been outstanding.

“Everything that he has been doing with and without the ball: with the ball it speaks for itself, he rarely gives it away, he's great in tight spaces, a really clever footballer, the goals he scored were outstanding.

“But also the work-rate without the ball has been key over the last few weeks. He is a great athlete, when he loses it or when we lose it he wins the ball back really quickly for us and his counter-press has been brilliant. He has been a really big plus for us over these last few weeks for sure.

“It definitely helps to get a run of games in the team. It's hard when you are coming in for one game, when you are coming on as a sub and things like that. But Curt has had a good run of games and I think you can see the confidence and how that has helped him these past few weeks, definitely."