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Jordan Henderson says preparations remain the same ahead of Monday's International Champions Cup final in Miami.

The Reds meet United in a non-competitive fixture for only the second time since the war after both teams topped their respective groups.

But despite the rivalry between the two clubs, the Liverpool midfielder says their goal hasn't changed.

"Because it's Manchester United, the fans and everybody else will make it a big game," said Henderson.

"At the same time, I think in all of our games in pre-season our tempo has been right and we've approached the game well. This one is no different - we'll approach it in the same way."

Henderson has been a standout performer during Liverpool's tour of the US and scored the first equaliser against Manchester City.

Manager Brendan Rodgers has maintained the pre-season represents an opportunity to regain fitness and work on tactics above all else - but the 24 year old concedes winning against United is important.

"Everybody is looking forward to it. It's always important to win games, even in pre-season, when you're getting your fitness levels as high as you can," adds Henderson.

"Everybody is trying to stay injury-free, but at the same time you want to be winning games. Tomorrow is another big game for us, a big test, and of course we want to win."

Henderson is entering his fourth season at Anfield after his strongest year yet, establishing himself in central midfield alongside Steven Gerrard for both club and country.

But his fine season ended in disappointment with a group stage exit at the World Cup.

"As a professional footballer, you can't afford to dwell on things," said Henderson. "Everybody was disappointed about the World Cup, but as soon as it's over, you've got to learn from it and take the experiences from it.

"Now we're here and playing for Liverpool - it's a different ball game altogether. You've got to move on and concentrate on what's ahead: that's the lead-up to the first game of the season."

Over 50,000 tickets were already sold before the teams were confirmed for the final, with the expectation the game will sell out given the large fan bases of both clubs in the United States.

Liverpool fans accounted for the majority of the near 70,000 attendance at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, while the SunLife Stadium will hold 75,000.

Henderson said: "The support is fantastic wherever we go - in Boston, Chicago, New York and Charlotte the support was fantastic.

"That's the same everywhere in the world. We went to Asia last year and it was unbelievable. There is a large fan base all over the world and here is no different."

*You can follow Liverpool's tour of the USA every step of the way. James Pearce and Kristian Walsh will be bringing you news, views and exclusive footage from the Reds' trip, from Boston to Miami. There is also a dedicated live blog every day , running right through the day and covering the games.