Henderson: Coutinho could join Suarez and Co.

Jordan Henderson says Philippe Coutinho could join Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the best footballers in the world if he continues improving.

The Liverpool skipper believes performances like the one the Brazilian put in against Arsenal last weekend will certainly propel him onto the elite stage.

Henderson said: “Philippe has certainly got the talent, the work ethic and the hunger to get into that bracket.

“He’s a fantastic player for us. I’ve seen him develop as a player during his time at Liverpool and he’s still only 24.

“If he continues to work as hard as he does and continues to develop like he has done then I’m sure he will be in that bracket before long. He’s still very young.

“Hopefully it won’t be long before people do regard him alongside the Messis of this world. We have to try to keep him fit and keep him playing like that because he was brilliant against Arsenal.”

Positive words from the skipper but let’s hope Real Madrid and Barcelona think differently because we’d be gutted to see him leave the club. To be honest we had braced ourselves for a possible exit this summer but thankfully Barcelona, who have been watching him closely, chose not to make an approach. That of course may change next summer depending on how things pan out this season.

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