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But while the English media have kept a fairly close eye on Henderson's continued struggles at Ajax, few have kept much of a watch on the team he left behind.

That's despite the presence of other Liverpool alumni.

When he was excelling north of the border, many thought he would be the one to replace Jürgen Klopp one day — how quickly that has all changed, with Arne Slot now set to take over.

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Meanwhile, Georginio Wijnaldum is in midfield for Al-Ettifaq.

Having partnered Henderson for much of the first half of the season, he has taken on more of the burden himself in the run-in, with Gerrard making him the captain after his former Liverpool colleague left in January.

So how have they been getting on?

First, a bit of context: Al-Ettifaq was on an eight-game winless run in the league when Henderson departed.

In the first league game after Henderson left, Al-Ettifaq finally managed to win, with Wijnaldum sporting the armband and scoring in a 2-0 victory over Al-Khaleej.

Wijnaldum is yet to score again since, but the team's overall fortunes have still improved.

It was one thing for him to be struggling in Saudi Arabia, another for those woes to continue with Ajax, but something else again for the team he left behind to actually improve in his absence.

It was only last season he was a regular starter for Liverpool, so it's hard to understand how things have unraveled so quickly.