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Published 14:31 16 Jan 2021 GMT
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Jordan Henderson lifts the Champions League Trophy for Liverpool in May 2019. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)[/caption]
"There was criticism from Brendan Rodgers about my assessment of Jordan," Ferguson began.
"The actual story was we were ready to make a bid for him at Sunderland. I spoke to Steve Bruce and he loved the guy. And then, our scouting and medical department said they weren’t happy with his running style; he could be the type to have injuries."
"I must say it was one of my bits of management to make sure the player is always available. If you sign a player and he is not available for you, it is a waste of time so that is the point I have to make about Jordan.
"We loved him as a player and he has proved that now, he has been fantastic and all the stories I am being told, it tells me I missed out on a really good person."
Ferguson, then, is a fan of the midfielder and is happy to acknowledge that he may have made the wrong call, back in 2011.
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