'The Hend of Anfield road was so tough'

JORDAN HENDERSON has admitted leaving Liverpool was so painful that it felt like a breakup.

- BY JOHN CROSS

And Henderson even revealed he was so hurt by the whole experience that he could not even bear to watch Liverpool's games afterwards.

The England midfielder caused major shockwaves when he left the Reds two years ago to join Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifag.

Within six months, he quit for Ajax and is now back in English football with Brentford. Former Liverpool captain Henderson enjoyed an incredible 12 years at Anfield where he won the Premier League title and Champions League and found the split the hardest time of his career.

“It was a really tough period when I left Liverpool, I was there for a long period of time.” he said.

“Leaving Liverpool itself was huge and really difficult and at any point it was going to be hard because it had been my life for so long and then it is just gone like that... so I have struggled for a period after that.