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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has revealed that his goal celebration in the 2-2 draw with West Brom was a tribute to his grandmother who passed away last week.

The England international marked his first Premier League start since August by sweeping home the opener after latching on to Adam Lallana’s nod down midway through the first half at Anfield.

Henderson, who only recently returned to action after three-and-a-half months on the sidelines with foot and heel injuries, pointed to the heavens before being mobbed by his jubilant team-mates.

“It has been a difficult time for my family of late on a personal level so that was for them really,” Henderson said.

“It is nice to be playing, being on the pitch and contributing to the team.

“It was disappointing it wasn’t a win but I thought the performance was good at times. We started really well but we should be finishing games off and that is what we have to improve.”

After Henderson had broken the deadlock, Liverpool were rocked by two sloppy set-piece goals. However, Jurgen Klopp’s side rallied late on and got their reward deep into stoppage time courtesy of Divock Origi’s deflected long range effort.

“We were a bit disappointed we didn’t get the three points but we kept going and managed to get an equaliser,” he added.

“I thought we were going to get a winner but we couldn’t get the ball over the line. We kept going and probably deserved more than point to be honest.

“The resilience is a real positive we can take out of the day. Even though we went 2-1 down we kept going to the end and that is what you have to do in football.

“We scored one and were unlucky not to score another one and that could have changed the game in five minutes. You have to keep going right till the end.”

Liverpool now have the luxury of a full week to prepare for Sunday’s league trip to in-form Watford. The newly-promoted Hornets sit seventh on the back of three successive wins.

“If we can get a good week under our belt that will prepare us really well for the game at Watford where hopefully we can get another good performance and result,” Henderson said.