Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has played down the significance of levelling a club landmark in Saturday's Champions League final.
The midfielder is set to play his third European Cup final this weekend, as the Reds attempt to get the better of Real Madrid in Paris.
Liverpool are chasing what would be a seventh European crown, while their illustrious opponents will be looking to add a remarkable 14th to their trophy cabinet.
Henderson was in the Liverpool team that won the most recent of those crowns for the Reds, as they overcame Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 final after goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi.
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If the Reds were to win the prize again on Saturday, then it would be Henderson's second as skipper - an achievement only the great Emlyn Hughes has accomplished.
When asked about potentially levelling the Liverpool great, Henderson was quick to turn the focus back to the collective effort, per the Guardian.
"Wow, I didn’t know that," he said. "You say Emlyn Hughes is the only Liverpool captain to win it twice. I’m sure he would have said it was the Liverpool team who won it twice, not him. That’s the way I look at it. If we do manage to win it twice it’s because of the team, it’s because of the manager, it’s because of the staff and everybody involved. When the time comes for me to look back on it, that’s what I’ll think about. I never really see it as ‘me’.
“Yes, I wear the armband on a match day and I’ve been here a long time but there are so many other leaders within the dressing room, so many big players, and it is a collective effort. It’s not about me trying to match other amazing captains that Liverpool have had, or trying to beat records.
"I am fortunate enough to be in a world-class team and very proud to be able to wear the armband and lead the team out. We will give it everything and hopefully bring another Champions League back to Anfield."
Henderson's first Champions League final came in 2018, also against Real Madrid. That night Liverpool came up short after some calamitous errors from Loris Karius and a moment of brilliance from Gareth Bale.
It was a defeat that provided Liverpool with a springboard though - they went on to win the Champions League and the Premier League - and Henderson thinks Los Blancos will be facing a much fiercer opponent this time.
"We did very well to get there when we played Madrid in the final in 2018. The lads were incredible. But we’ve grown since then. New players have come in, we’ve been successful, we’ve had bad moments as well within that period, and all of that you learn from. I definitely feel this is a different team to what Madrid faced a few years ago."
