Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson admits he found the Carling Cup final penalty shootout nerve-wracking.

For Henderson, who won his first trophy as a professional player at the weekend, the tension was, at times, a bit too much.

"I couldn't watch the penalties being taken," he told the Liverpool Echo. "I was that nervous.

"I have to say it was great bottle from all the lads who went up and took a penalty, because I was nervous just watching them! I can't imagine what they were feeling, but each and every one of them showed brilliant character.

"I would have wanted to take one, but it's easy for me to say that now I suppose! It takes real bottle to step up, and the lads all deserve great credit for doing so. It was a great end to the day."