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title: "Liverpool: James Pearce gushes over ‘brilliant’ Henderson vs Ajax"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2022-10-27T11:41:45Z"
modified: "2022-10-27T11:41:45Z"
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# Liverpool: James Pearce gushes over ‘brilliant’ Henderson vs Ajax

[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) **journalist** [James Pearce](https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC) **has reacted to Jordan Henderson’s ‘brilliant’ assist during the Champions League game vs Ajax on Wednesday night, hailing the captain’s performance in Amsterdam.**

### The Lowdown: Victory in Amsterdam

The Reds were the visitors at the Johan Cruyff Arena in midweek and secured a comfortable [3-0 victory](https://www.flashscore.co.uk/match/GfN7SvMb/#/match-summary/match-summary) thanks to Mohamed Salah’s opener minutes before the break, followed by two second-half goals in quick succession from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott.

One of the most notable moments though was the pass from the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) club’s captain into Salah to break the deadlock, which came as a surprise given an initial slow start to the game.

### The Latest: Pearce’s reaction

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jamespearcelfc/status/1585356288133066753?s=46&t=-omjsw-fH9qIOB45IQ3tCA), Pearce praised Henderson for his vision to create something in the final third after a quiet opening period. He wrote:

“Out of nowhere Liverpool lead. What a pass from Henderson. Brilliant with the outside of his right boot and Salah provides a quality finish.”

Pearce took to [social media](https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1585552088603541507?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet) again on Thursday morning to praise the skipper: “Been a tough few months for the long-serving captain but he shone on the side of Klopp’s diamond.”

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### The Verdict: Sign of things to come

Liverpool have made a hugely underwhelming start to the top-flight season, but their European performances have been encouraging, which could be a sign of things to come.

On the back of a shock 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest, it was vital that Jurgen Klopp’s side responded with a strong display, which they did, and have now secured themselves a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.

The Anfield outfit need to take this form and transfer it to the Premier League to string a run of results together should they want any chance of securing a top-four finish come the end of the campaign.

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