JORDAN HENDERSON has laughed off rumours of a dressing room bust-up between Liverpool team-mates Alisson and Andrew Robertson.
Following Saturday’s disappointing 3-1 defeat to Leicester City, rumours began to circulate on social media surrounding the aftermath.
Henderson has rubbished online rumoursCredit: PA:Press Association
Alisson has a torrid time against LeicesterCredit: Jon Super/ The Guardian
Andrew Robertson was at the heart of online rumoursCredit: Reuters
Among the unfounded claims were stories of fisticuffs between the two Liverpool regulars, as well as even suggestions that Jurgen Klopp could walk.
But Liverpool skipper Henderson, 30, has laughed off such conjecture.
Ahead of his side’s Champions League clash with RB Leipzig, he said: “Someone’s sitting behind a keyboard making rumours about the managers or the players in the dressing room, it doesn’t really need me to say anything about it.
“(They’re) Not true, though I quite liked the rumour where Robbo and Ali were having a fight about something that made us chuckle a bit, but apart from that didn’t give it much thought.”
Amid Liverpool’s defensive crisis, which has seen Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez sidelined with knee injuries, Henderson has regularly had to play at centre-back of late.
Often taking his place in midfield has been summer signing Thiago Alcantara.
The Spaniard arrived to much fanfare from Bayern Munich, but has struggled so far in red – giving away the free-kick that led to James Maddison’s equaliser on Saturday.
Henderson has defended his team-mate, however, labelling him a ‘fantastic addition’.
Jurgen Klopp’s future had been brought into doubtCredit: PA:Press Association
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He continued: “Thiago’s been brilliant since he’s come in. Everyone knows how good a player he is. He’s been great even off the field he’s a really good person.
“He leads by example and you learn a lot off him. So I think he’s been a fantastic addition to the squad.
“He’ll probably know Leipzig better than anyone so he’ll probably be telling one or two things to help us with that.
“He’s settled in very well like I knew he would and hopefully he’ll keep on improving each time he plays for us and get used to the way we play as a team.”
The Reds travel to Budapest tomorrow to take on RB Leipzig in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash, due to coronavirus travel restrictions.
Thiago has had a difficult start to life at LiverpoolCredit: Rex Features
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