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Mohamed Salah wants Liverpool to give Jordan Henderson a proper send-off
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has spoken openly about the club’s final home game of the 2025-26 Premier League season, making a heartfelt plea for a memorable farewell for his former captain Jordan Henderson.
Speaking to Steven Gerrard on TNT Sports’ The Breakdown, Salah asked supporters to do something special for Henderson when Brentford visit Anfield on 24 May. Henderson, now 35, spent 12 years at Liverpool before departing for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq in 2023 without a proper send-off.
He returns with Brentford in what promises to be a deeply emotional afternoon on Merseyside. Salah told Gerrard directly that without Henderson’s presence in the dressing room, Liverpool would not have won the Premier League or Champions League during Jurgen Klopp’s reign.
The Egyptian is leaving Liverpool himself on a free transfer this summer, with Gerrard having visited him in January and urging him to leave on his own terms; advice he clearly took to heart, saying he is departing through the big door.
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Is Salah leaving Liverpool with truly unfinished emotional business?
Yes, and that feeling runs deeper than it might appear. Salah’s plea for Henderson is more than just a nice gesture; it shows something Liverpool as a club have often struggled with, and that’s honouring their own legends. Henderson, a leader who lifted the Champions League trophy as captain in 2019 and led the side through one of its greatest eras, left for Saudi Arabia without any ceremony.
Liverpool let that happen, and the silence has lasted. Salah, meanwhile, is leaving while dealing with a nagging hamstring injury sustained against Crystal Palace, and it is unclear whether he will play again before the season ends. He finished this campaign as one of Europe’s top scorers despite being in his mid-thirties, but his final months have been marked by tension with the club over his long-running contract situation.
The Egyptian’s main struggle has always been staying consistent in the biggest European knockout rounds, where he sometimes disappears. His strength, though, remains incredible, as he is a player who dominates Premier League statistics year after year.
Liverpool now face a harder question than how to say goodbye to Salah and Henderson in one day: how does a club that want to win the title next season replace a world-class talent, avoid letting emotions ruin transfer plans, and rebuild without losing the identity that Klopp built from the ground up?
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What Salah’s exit tells us about Liverpool’s broader culture?
Salah says he is leaving at peace. Liverpool, however, should be worried. Having two massive figures leave without the full credit they deserve suggests a real problem with how the club handle their icons.