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Jordan Henderson has rubbished suggestions that Brendan Rodgers lost the Liverpool dressing room in the wake of the disastrous end to last season.

The Reds’ 6-1 thumping at Stoke on the final day put the manager’s position in the spotlight but the Reds’ new captain was delighted the owners reaffirmed their faith in the Northern Irishman.

“I wasn’t worried about anything changing,” Henderson said.

“I always knew the players had faith in Brendan. I believed that he had the full backing of the owners too.

“Brendan has been brilliant for this football club and I think he can take it even higher.

“He has been outstanding for certain individuals. I really do believe he has made us better, improved us as a team, he has got a philosophy and the way we want to play has grown.

“He had the full backing of the players from before Stoke and he still has now.

“It’s same with the club and the supporters as well.”