Cristiano Ronaldo embarrassed by Luis Diaz as Jordan Henderson may have new Liverpool role

Your Liverpool morning headlines for Thursday, July 7

Cristiano Ronaldo embarrassed by Luis Diaz as Liverpool and Manchester United transfer truth laid bare

With Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly trying to engineer an exit away from Manchester United, social media is continually awash with updates on his status and potential next clubs. It’s very hard to see how he fits in at Old Trafford under Erik ten Hag.

The manager when Ronaldo re-joined, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, was permanently in thrall to the history of the club. With a forward-thinking man at the helm, that won’t be the case.

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There has been much debate over whether his return was a positive for the Red Devils or not. While Ronaldo bagged plenty of goals – as a finisher of his pedigree was always likely to – he offered very little else and the team performed much worse than they had in the previous campaign. A comparison between the Portuguese international and a signing Liverpool made last season highlights a key difference and a gap which is only likely to grow wider.

Andrew Beasley has the story.

Jurgen Klopp Liverpool evolution could see Jordan Henderson take up new role

Despite missing out on both Champions League glory and the Premier League title during the final week of the 2021/22 season, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson will have unwavering amounts of pride when he harks back to the trophy-laden campaign in years to come.

Having guided his teammates to FA Cup and League Cup success during the season, the midfielder became the Reds' first captain to lift six different trophies during his time with the armband as he added to the Champions League, Premier League, Club World Cup and Super Cup he had already lofted into the sky since succeeding Anfield Icon Steven Gerrard as captain in the summer of 2015.

But from a personal standpoint, there will be an abundance of satisfaction for Henderson who was an integral part of the 63-game season, underlined by his 57 appearances in all competitions. The most of any player in Jurgen Klopp's squad.

Keifer Macdonald has the story.

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