With just two points from its last three games, Ajax now faces the final match of the season needing to defeat FC Twente and hoping that new leaders PSV Eindhoven stumble at Sparta Rotterdam - with Max Verstappen hoping for some final day heartbreak for Henderson.
The former Reds captain has enjoyed a remarkable turnaround since his near-move to Monaco in January, but faces the prospect of missing out on the title.
Adding another layer to this dramatic tale, Sparta are managed by Maurice Steijn, the coach Ajax dismissed last season.
Their torrid spell kicked off with a 4-0 thrashing at Utrecht last month - the heaviest defeat Ajax has suffered against this club since the inception of the Eredivisie in 1953
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