Stewart Downing reveals weird Jordan Henderson high quality

Stewart Downing and Jordan Henderson (Photograph by Mike Hewitt, Naomi Baker/Getty Pictures)

Former Liverpool star Stewart Downing has revealed that he as soon as witnessed Jordan Henderson selecting to pay a membership high quality for a weird motive.

The previous Reds captain ended up having a fantastic profession at Anfield, successful main trophies such because the Champions League and the Premier League with the Merseyside giants.

Nevertheless, issues didn’t begin that simply for Henderson, who took a while to get going and discover his full confidence when he first joined Liverpool from Sunderland as a teenager.

Downing, who joined Liverpool at an analogous time, has now revealed that Henderson bought up and left an evening out together with his teammates to keep away from having to sing an initiation tune.

Downing completely informed Ladbrokes that Henderson was so determined to keep away from singing that he was completely satisfied to select up a high quality for leaving early.

Jordan Henderson – shy about singing, apparently…

Jordan Henderson throughout his time at Liverpool (Photograph by Nathan Stirk/Getty Pictures)

Downing recalled the time he did his initiation tune at LFC, and recalled how Henderson intentionally made an effort to get out of doing it.

“I didn’t must do many initiations really, all through my profession. I didn’t do one at Villa, I don’t know why. Possibly it was as a result of I’d signed late on, so I’d bought away with it,” Downing mentioned.

“I did one at Liverpool – we’d gone to a restaurant and had a meal, and it was a few weeks in, so I’d already bought to know the lads. We’d had a number of beers, so I believed it was the most effective time to do it. When you already know the lads, you’re a bit extra relaxed about it, so I sang Penny Arcade – Charlie Adam was loving it, as a Rangers fan.

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“I’ll at all times keep in mind Jordan Henderson getting his spouse to stand up and depart the restaurant with him, as a result of he didn’t wish to sing.

“He simply left us! He was that nervous – he hadn’t had a beer, so he was simply adamant he wasn’t singing; he’d moderately have paid a high quality!

“I’ve heard tales of gamers not signing for golf equipment as a result of they’ve been frightened about initiations… actually, simply sing for thirty seconds! What’s the worst that’s going to occur?!”

Henderson performed virtually 500 video games for Liverpool between 2011 and 2023, earlier than leaving for Saudi membership Al Ettifaq, whereas he’s now at Eredivisie giants Ajax.