JORDAN HENDERSON claims Prem stars feel incredibly safe now they are back training.
The Liverpool captain, who is on the verge of lifting the title, is desperate to get Project Restart completed.
Jordan Henderson feels ‘very safe’ at training
Liverpool’s players have been back in training and their captain is backing Project Restart
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He was among the players who spoke with league and PFA bosses yesterday and pledged their determination to get back as soon as possible.
Clubs will today give the green light for contact training providing there is no spike in Covid-19 cases after yesterday’s third round of testing.
Hendo said: “The measures the Premier League, Liverpool and I am sure other clubs across the Premier League have been really good. It has been amazing.
“The majority of players would agree how safe they have felt once they got back in. Hopefully that will continue until the next phase comes in.
“The most important thing is for players to feel comfortable and, to be fair, I have felt very safe along with my team-mates.
“It has been good mentally to be out and start playing football again.
“Obviously there is a little bit of difference with all the protocols but ultimately we are delighted to be back in training.
“The lads have looked really good. In a few weeks we will get right back to where we were.”
Henderson’s first non-contact sessions in a group were with Naby Keita, Adam Lallana and Harvey Elliott.
Speaking to BBC 5 Live, he said: “We want to finish as strong as we can to make sure it is a full season.
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“If we win the league we will be happy and look forward to the future when the fans are back and we can celebrate together.”
Henderson, 29, also praised rival club captains after they teamed up to support NHS charities in their #PlayersTogether project.
The England midfielder added: “It took time but we all came together and raised a lot of money for charity.”
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