Why I didn't ask for Messi's shirt in Liverpool, Barcelona game - Henderson

Liverpool player, Jordan Henderson has revealed why he didn't ask for Lionel Messi's shirt after the 3-0 loss his side suffered to Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League last season.

Henderson who appreciated Messi's skills on the field of play, however, revealed that he decided not to ask for his shirt because of what he was told by Roy Keane, his former manager at Sunderland.

According to him, Roy Keane stated that doing such would mean that one is in awe of the player whose shirt is requested for.

Henderson told Daily Mail: "As it turned out, I came on quite early as Naby Keïta got injured. It was the first time I had been on a pitch with Lionel Messi.

"You don't think to yourself 'Oh my God -- that's him,' but there's no question he plays the game differently to when you see him on TV. He's so fast.

"Thinking about his free-kick now, I still can't believe he scored it. I actually thought he was going to take it short.

"I've told you how good I think Ali [Alisson] is, but Messi put that shot in the one area Ali couldn't protect. The whip, the pace, the precision -- it was absolutely perfect.

"Did I think about asking for his shirt? No. I've never done it.

"Roy Keane told me when I was at Sunderland that if you ask for someone's shirt, it looks like you are in awe of them."