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Paul Gorst

Jordan Henderson names what Curtis Jones is 'so good' at for Liverpool

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has hailed in-form Curtis Jones after his two goals helped see off Leicester on Monday night.

Jones bagged a first-half brace before Trent Alexander-Arnold's stunning strike completed the scoring as the Reds made it seven successive Premier League victories with a 3-0 win at the King Power Stadium.

It was Jones's ninth straight start under Jurgen Klopp, a sequence which represents the England Under-21 international's best run of his senior career and the city-centre-born midfielder has flourished of late as the Reds have chased down the Champions League places.

Henderson was full of praise for how Jones has grown in confidence since he was brought back into the team for what was just his second start of the Premier League season at Chelsea on April 4.

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"I think Curtis has grown in confidence and having a run of games has helped him a lot," Henderson said. "I think he has performed really well with the ball. With the ball, tactically, he is so good.

"He rarely gives it away, keeps hold of it in tight spaces, he has got quality - as you've tonight with his two goals - but then outside of that his work out of possession in terms of his counter-pressing has been great. He's a great athlete and he's been brilliant over the last few weeks, definitely."

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