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Jordan Henderson believes last night’s 2-0 win against Newcastle has given Liverpool a chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
After back-to-back League defeats against Manchester United and Arsenal, Brendan Rodgers’ side moved to within just four points of Manchester City thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Joe Allen.
“We knew it was an important game,” said Henderson.
“Obviously the last couple of weeks have been disappointing both with performances and results. We knew we needed to put that right and I think we did that with a great result.”
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The captain added: “We’ve got ground to make up but we’ll just keep going, keep winning games and putting in performances. Come the end of the season, you never know.”
Meanwhile, Rodgers will speak to Sterling after he was caught up in another drugs controversy — this time being videoed inhaling nitrous oxide.
He said: “I don’t think it is something you should be doing. We want players here who are focused. I know he is.”
