11: v Aston Villa 2012/13
Most of Henderson’s goals are clean strikes. Full blooded wellies or steered passes into the net. This goal shows off a much cuter touch. Future Red Christian Benteke had opened the scoring for Aston Villa with a, you guessed it, header.
As Liverpool soaked up another attack at Villa Park they hit quickly and incisively on the break. A ball out to Coutinho saw him take a touch away from his marker on to his right foot. He then plays a thread through the eye of a needle pass through two defenders. Henderson, making a bursting run – so common in these goals, lets the ball run just inside the box.
He then strikes it first time but not with his usual driving shot. He chips the ball over the hapless Brad Guzan. It spins into the back of the net for one of Henderson’s cleverest goals for the club. The ball goes from box to box to back of the net in barley a blink of an eye.