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Jordan Henderson highlights Arne Slot 'vibe' after making Liverpool return

Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson with Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo at the AXA Training Centre on October 3 2024
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Jordan Henderson believes there is a "good" vibe around the Liverpool camp as he pinpointed the impact Arne Slot has made at Anfield. The Reds have made an outstanding start to the campaign under new boss Slot, standing five points clear at the Premier League summit, at the top of the Champions League table and into the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

Slot is enjoying the most successful start to a career as Liverpool boss with Saturday evening's 2-0 league triumph over Aston Villa meaning he has now overseen 15 wins in 17 games in all competitions.

Henderson spent 12 years at Liverpool and was the captain under Slot's predecessor Jurgen Klopp for eight years before joining Saudi Arabia club Al-Ettifaq last summer and then subsequently moving to Ajax in January.

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He was back at the AXA Training Centre last month to visit his former team-mates. And, speaking after Ajax's 2-2 Eredivisie draw at FC Twente on Sunday, Henderson was asked about Liverpool's campaign.

“So good," he said. "I've watched them a lot and the team have had a lift with the manager and the staff coming in.

"The performances have been outstanding. Every time I've watched them play, they look in full control.

“I went to Liverpool a few weeks ago and met Arne Slot there and his staff and the team. It was very impressive, to be honest.

"You can see the energy is very good there at the minute. The vibe is good, they look very strong in the league so it's nice to see.”