Joe Gomez opens up on captaining Liverpool for the first time

“It was a massive honour,” Joe Gomez told Liverpoolfc.com post-match as he captained the Reds for the first time in their 3-0 defeat of Norwich City.

“Obviously after the period I’ve had, the different injuries and coming back, I’m relishing every minute and on top of that, to be able to captain the side was unbelievable. I really enjoyed it.

“You’re responsible to try to lead as best you can. Everyone does that in different ways. I knew you don’t want to do anything over the top or out of the ordinary, you want to be yourself.

“The boys, everyone is unbelievable so there’s not much you need to say; it’s just about trying to be confident and give as much encouragement as possible.”

Gomez missed the majority of last season with a knee injury. This was only his second appearance of this campaign and we're sure that being made the captain meant the world to him.

Hopefully, Gomez keeps performing as well as he did yesterday as the season goes on.