This archive report was first published on 22 May 2020.
As the Premier League steps up its bid to resume the season in June, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has expressed his confidence in the safety measures put in place by the Premier League and his club, Liverpool.
According to Henderson, he has felt "very safe" since his club returned to training amid the coronavirus crisis this week.
On Wednesday, Jurgen Klopp's side began socially-distanced training in small groups, with all players and staff at top-flight clubs having been tested for the virus.
However, Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante and Watford striker Troy Deeney opted against returning to work due to fears they would not be safe.
"I feel very comfortable with all the measures that the Premier League and the club have put in place, along with my team-mates," Henderson told Sky Sports on Thursday.
"The testing, the temperature control, the social distancing and disinfecting everything has been at a really high level since we've been back. They're doing everything they can to make it as safe as possible," he added.
Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, Henderson is hopeful that contact training and then a resumption of Premier League games will follow, with the Bundesliga having returned to action last weekend.
"We want to follow the right protocol and follow the next steps. We want to start bigger group training and then hopefully start playing games again soon rather than later, whenever it's safe to do so," he said.
