Jordan Henderson says Simon Kjaer has ‘the respect and admiration of everyone’

The Liverpool captain will go head to head with the 32-year-old AC Milan defender tonight

Denmark skipper Simon Kjaer was one of the first to reach Christian Eriksen after his collapse (Mike Egerton/PA)

Jordan Henderson has told Denmark skipper Simon Kjaer he has “the respect and admiration of everyone in football” for the part he played in saving team-mate Christian Eriksen’s life.

The Liverpool captain will go head to head with the 32-year-old AC Milan defender in the Champions League on Wednesday evening a little more than three months since Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during his country’s 1-0 defeat by Finland in their opening group game at the Euro 2020 finals.