Gareth Southgate’s aspect will arrange a quarter-final towards France in the event that they win on Sunday evening and Les Bleus beat Australia within the earlier kick-off.Whereas many followers are already waiting for a possible match-up with the holders, Henderson says he doesn’t care who England may meet within the final eight and has warned that Senegal are a harmful opponent – even with out his injured former Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane.“Truthfully I don’t wish to sound boring however I don’t care who we may get within the quarter-finals, it is all about Senegal, the spherical of 16 and hopefully we’re nonetheless right here subsequent week and we are able to speak in regards to the subsequent spherical,” Henderson mentioned. “However till then we’re 100 per cent focussed on Senegal.“I don’t assume that [underestimating them] shall be a hazard for us as a group.Learn Extra“We all know any World Cup recreation, whether or not group stage, qualifiers, knockout phases like we’re in now, it is going to be a very robust, particularly towards a group who’re African champions and are a really, superb group in their very own proper.“Sure, we are able to say they’re lacking Sadio Mane, who is a large participant for them, and an incredible participant for any group actually, however they acquired into the knockout phases with out him, and they are going to be feeling assured and good.“They’re used to profitable. They are going to be a very, actually harmful aspect for us to play. For us to progress we should be at 100 per cent, give completely every thing, and be actually good with the ball, and actually good with out the ball, and if we’re, and the vitality and depth ranges are vivid we’ve got probability of profitable.”Henderson is taking part in at his third World Cup, and was a part of the squad which reached the semi-final in Russia 4 years and suffered an agonising defeat on penalties towards Italy within the closing of final summer season’s European Championship.The 32-year-old says the England squad is nearer for his or her close to misses and that they’re motivated by a want to “put issues proper” in Qatar this winter.“I’d say the togetherness of this group is the closest it’s been,” mentioned the Liverpool captain. “I believed Russia was shut on the time however we’ve been by means of issues collectively in Russia, been by means of the Euros, and experiences like that do make you stronger.“While you acquired by means of experiences collectively, particularly good ones, however on the finish not what you wished and might actually harm, and we’ve got suffered slightly little bit of that over the previous couple of tournaments for positive, and that may make you actually stronger as a group. It makes you come nearer collectively, and wish to put issues proper.“For me personally I really feel the defeats at all times keep. I can at all times bear in mind the defeats greater than the wins. The defeats harm probably the most. They’re those that persist with us, me personally, rather a lot. That’s the half the place you wish to change issues and pout them proper however you by no means eliminate that feeling. That’s occurred at Liverpool and in addition England now, that deny is at all times with us now.”
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Henderson is in rivalry to begin towards the Senegalese after impressing in England’s closing group recreation towards Wales, however Liverpool teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold has instructed Normal Sport that the midfielder continues to be “criminally underrated”.Requested if he agreed, Henderson mentioned: “The one opinion that issues is my team-mates and my supervisor, what they need me to do.“However my team-mates are most vital as a result of they know what I convey to the group. They know I’ll give completely every thing for Liverpool or England, to not solely carry out to my ranges however to assist others round me. I’ve tried to try this for a very long time. That’s all I ever attempt to do.”