After winning the captaincy the Liverpool captain also won a personal title, but did not forget to pardon his teammates: "Receiving the award on behalf of the whole team. These guys made me a better player"
Henderson with the championship trophy. Also added a personal degree
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Jordan Henderson was selected today (Friday) as the English Journalists' Association's Player of the Year for the 2019/20 season. The Liverpool captain defeated Kevin de Bruyne from Manchester City and Marcus Rashford from Manchester United, as well as his teammates Virgil Van Dyke and Sadio Mane.
Two other Liverpool players, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Allison Becker, also received votes when the Premier League champions dominated the vote, but Henderson was the one to win the title after garnering more than a quarter of the vote.
Henderson said: "I want to say how much I appreciate the support of those who voted for me. One only has to look at the winners in the past, some of whom have played with me here at Liverpool, like Stevie (Gerard), Lewis (Suarez) and Mo (Salah) to know how much the award It's prestigious. "
The happy winner did not forget to praise his Liverpool teammates as well: "I receive the award on behalf of the whole team, because without them I could not receive this honor. These guys made me a better player - a better leader and a better person. I hope those who voted for me recognized the donation The whole team is a success. "
