Harry Kane saluted Jordan Henderson s leadership qualities following his goal in England s 3-0 victory over Senegal.
The Three Lions vice-captain opened the scoring with a neat first-time finish from Jude Bellingham s square pass while Kane doubled the lead, before Bukayo Saka s second-half strike secured the Three Lions World Cup quarter-final place in Qatar.
Aged 32 years and 170 days, Henderson became England s second-oldest scorer at the finals, after Tom Finney against USSR in 1958 (36 years, 64 days).
Gareth Southgate s side have looked a more cohesive unit since the Liverpool skipper was introduced into the starting line-up for their final Group B match against Wales, and Kane highlighted his impact on the team.
Jude Bellingham
— Jordan Henderson (@JHenderson)
He s one of the best leaders that I ve played with, the Three Lions captain told England s official YouTube channel. He s really vocal, he pushes players to the absolute max.
That s why he s been great in the games he s played. [He s} outstanding with the ball, outstanding without the ball, pushing everyone. The way we ve been pressing – it s good to hear him behind me pushing.
You need different types of leaders amongst your team. I think we have four or five different types of personalities.
Hendo s someone who – it doesn t matter who you are, what you ve done – he ll keep pushing you.
It was an amazing performance [against Senegal] by him, [it was] great to see him score. A lot of the other good stuff was down to his role in the team.
Henderson has 73 caps to his name, but Sunday s goal was only his third on the international stage.
