Phil Thompson says Liverpool missed a golden chance to bring back a Reds legend this summer

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Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Thompson wanted Jordan Henderson back at LiverpoolHenderson’s move to Chelsea certainly raised more than a few eyebrows this summer, but former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso obviously decided that his leadership and personality was needed in a Blues squad which lacks both.Having seen Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah depart over the summer, however, Liverpool could also do with a few more older heads to guide them through the season and help Iraola along.Thompson has now claimed that Henderson would have been the ideal candidate for this, and has suggested it was also a mistake to let Robertson leave at the end of his contract.“I’m one of those, I’d have liked Andy Robertson to have stayed for another 12 months to sort of push Kerkez, but it’s his impact that was in the dressing room,” Thompson said during a video for Midnite, in which he took on 11 fans of varying Premier League clubs.READ MORE: Sam Allardyce warns Liverpool fans why they absolutely should not boo Manchester City at Anfield“I’d have had Jordan Henderson back last summer and you go, ‘Jordan Henderson?,’ you all seen what he’s done now. He was taken to Chelsea by Alonso for a reason.

“You see what I’m trying to say in terms of values at football clubs, we’ve lost a lot of characters.”Thompson backs Trey Nyoni to step upWhile he would definitely have fixed Liverpool’s slight lack of dressing room leadership, Henderson would also have given Iraola another option in midfield.Although he is clearly not going to play all that much at Chelsea, and has only made one appearance for the Blues so far, the veteran managed 32 Premier League matches, and just shy of 2,000 minutes, for Brentford last term. He can still contribute.Many supporters wanted to see Liverpool bolster their midfield options after selling Curtis Jones to Inter Milan, and though Henderson would have been way down the list, he could have provided something on the pitch, while also contributing plenty off it.

“He’s going to be a player. “I think he’s ready.