Arne Slot's Jordan Henderson verdict speaks volumes as Liverpool reunion looms

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Arne Slot has praised the impact of former Liverpool players Jordan Henderson and Caoimhin Kelleher following their summer moves to Brentford. That came before Slot’s time at Anfield, but the Dutchman went out of his way to reference Henderson’s impact before this weekend’s clash.

"That tells you how important he was for Ajax and how important has been for Liverpool, and how he now is for Brentford." As for Kelleher, the Irishman pushed to leave Liverpool last summer in order to earn a first-team spot elsewhere after years holding down a role as Alisson’s deputy. Henderson was among Liverpool's greatest-ever captains (Image: Getty Images) Slot didn’t want to lose the 26-year-old but admitted it was the right time for the Liverpool academy graduate to move on.

1 spot at Brentford after years of being Alisson's deputy (Image: Getty Images) “For Caoim, like I said, goalkeeper is a bit different, but he did this for so many years that he felt it was time for him to start playing. He's shown that he's right, because he does really well.” Brentford also has two other ex-Reds in its ranks, with Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho in Keith Andrews’ squad.