Neither Van Dijk nor Trent, the player who should take over the captaincy because of his seniority at the club

Since Jordan Henderson decided to show a real interest in leaving the club for one of the many millionaire clubs in Saudi Arabia, one of the biggest unknowns in the group led by Jurgen Klopp revolves around who should be the new leader of the group during the matches, with a thousand and one suggestions that so far none has been official.

But even though logic could say that players like Mohamed Salah, Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk could be the right ones to take over the position and wear on their arm the characteristic armband that not many weeks ago still belongs to Henderson, it seems that none of these players will be selected for the position, there being to some extent some coherence as one could think that the next leader would be among those who come from the veterans or Trent Alexander Arnold who knows the institution like the back of his hand having been educated there.

Although it may cause surprise that the home-grown player is not chosen as the new leader on the pitch, as Steven Gerrard was in his time, what has generated more impression is the fact that an experienced player like Andrew Robertson is not considered, and while the vast majority thought of this defender as the new leader, the reality is that the man in this area who has been postulated is Joe Gomez, a player who despite not having regularity and being a substitute throughout last season, has over the years a great career in this institution.

The people have their favourite

It seems that experience and time as a Liverpool player are not enough material for this player to even be considered by the fans as the next new captain of the team, and this is because the fans have high standards for this role which is looking for a new owner, For even though Henderson left the team to go for money and support Steven Gerrard, his playing time and influence on the team over the years made him carry without any doubt the badge that was inherited precisely by Steven, another player who for many reasons was a better player and prospect for the captaincy than Joe Gomez is today.