Jordan Henderson makes surprise Premier League admission as Liverpool gear up for title defence

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has revealed that the Reds squad haven't discussed their Premier League title-winning achievements. The Reds became Premier League champions after 30 years during the previous season. Liverpool will begin their title defence on September 12 with a game against Leeds United at Anfield. Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, Henderson said: "To be honest, we haven't spoken about [winning the league]. "It's more about 'have you enjoyed your holiday?' We've been cracking on, really working hard. New season, new start and a lot more things we want to go on and achieve. "I am really excited to see what we can do this season, another big season for us. "Hopefully we can take confidence from the last year or two but we need to stay hungry and need to keep the desire to go and want more. "I can certainly see that from the first days that I've watched training in pre-season. "You've got to look at the players in the squad and the manager as well, it's always about looking forward and wanting more and improving. "I think that's just natural to us now. We've always looked at the next game as we always see it as the biggest one and that 90 minutes we give everything to win." Liverpool played two pre-season friendlies against Stuttgart and RB Salzburg and are preparing to play against Arsenal in the Community Shield on Saturday. "Pre-season is no different, you know you've got to train so hard to be ready for the first game of the season, which for us comes against Arsenal in the Community Shield – so a little bit earlier than everybody else," Henderson added. "We've got to be right at it come that first game and we've got another chance to win silverware. "After that, the Premier League starts pretty quick after that as well, so you need to be ready, as you do in every season. As I say, by the looks of it, we are." source - LiverpoolECHO Join us on Telegram

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