Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson has said that he had been eagerly waiting to join his teammates for the pre-season training.

The England international, who joined the rest of his teammates for pre-season on Wednesday, has not played football since picking up a foot injury in February.

"I've probably been waiting longer than everybody else," the skipper told Liverpoolfc.com.

"They have been enjoying the break but I've been dying to get back into it because I missed the end of last season. That was disappointing but I'm very positive and dying to get back into the swing of things this pre-season.

"I'm looking forward to the hard work. I'm just glad to be back on the pitch, running and playing football, that's the main thing."