Kenny Praises Jordan Gesture

Kenny Dalglish today praised Stuart Pearce for allowing Jordan Henderson a free week to prepare for Liverpool's fixture at Stoke on Saturday.

Henderson captained the U21s to a 6-0 victory over Azerbaijan on Thursday night but rather than retain his services for the friendly with Israel last night, Pearce instead opted to send Henderson back to Melwood.

"We're very grateful for that gesture and it was very much appreciated," Dalglish said.

"It was a good bit of common sense by Stuart Pearce. With it being a friendly he was going to look at a few other players so rather than keep Jordan with the squad he released him back to us.

"It's important clubs and international managers work together - it's all about building bridges.

"It was an intelligent decision and we thank him for that.

"Jordan did very well for the under-21s and we've been delighted with him as well."

Meanwhile, Dalglish is waiting to discover if Charlie Adam will be fit for action this weekend after picking up a knock playing for Scotland in their 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic.

"Charlie is back with us and we will just have to wait and see how he responds to treatment," he added. "It's too early to know about the weekend yet.