Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hailed the leadership of Jordan Henderson for the club's young players.
Throughout Tuesday's Champions League victory over Ajax the England midfielder could be heard encouraging and cajoling 19-year-old full-back Neco Williams, who ended up creating the winner for Curtis Jones.
Klopp said, "He is just a smart, thoughtful, caring person. A leader as well and you saw that in the summer when there were some issues with the players and they needed to find a solution and he was maybe the voice of the group (spearheading the Players' Together initiative to raise money for the NHS).
"Of course for a young boy it is important to have feedback on the pitch because it calms you down in some situations and boosts you in others. It is a very important role.
"It would not be fair to mention only Hendo to be honest; on the pitch he is probably the one you hear the loudest but we have a lot of players who help the young kids and that is necessary.
"I don't sit with them in the dressing room during the week - there is a lot of time to talk the wrong stuff but they can also talk the right stuff and our experienced players are the perfect role models and that makes it easier."
