If mere coincidence, then it was an appropriate one. But there was something decidedly pointed about the update from Jordan Henderson regarding his punishing close season fitness regime.
Among the gallery of images and videos posted by the Liverpool skipper over recent days were several of him landing a few heavy blows on a punchbag during a summer training camp working with private instructors.
Clearly, Henderson is once again up for the fight as the competition for places in the Reds midfield intensifies following the arrivals of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai. With Liverpool keeping an open mind over further engine room reinforcement - Southampton's Romeo Lavia remains of particular interest - there could be a further new face with which to contend.
