Steven Gerrard's reassuring words to Jordan Henderson's mother amid Liverpool concern

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Jordan Henderson has opened up on a difficult period during his time at Liverpool when he admitted he was "in a very dark place" .

The Reds' captain has been central to the club's success in recent seasons under manager Jurgen Klopp, skippering his side to domestic, European and world glory.

But it wasn't always certain that Henderson would be a hit on Merseyside, and he came very close to leaving for Fulham in 2012. "It was an opportunity I didn’t want and I didn’t like," Henderson told . "I still felt I had an awful lot to give. "But I was in a very dark place at that time." Henderson lifted the lid on his troublesome spell under former boss Brendan Rodgers, who was prepared to sell him on in exchange for Fulham's American forward