Steven Gerrard: Liverpool players 'shocked' at captain leaving club

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's decision to quit the club at the end of the season was "a big shock", according to Reds midfielder Jordan Henderson.

Gerrard, 34, has been at Liverpool for 25 years, but will leave on a free transfer when his contract expires.

"We've seen stuff in the newspapers on whether he will renew his contract but everyone thought it would be done," Henderson, 24, told Football Focus.

"But it was a big shock to see that he will be leaving. No one had a clue."

- bbc.com