Conor Coady hails Jordan Henderson after Liverpool star plays role in #playerstogether initiative

Wolves captain Conor Coady has paid tribute to Jordan Henderson for rallying footballers around the #playerstogether initiative.

Henderson, the Liverpool skipper, organised the contribution fund to support NHS staff and frontline services during the coronavirus crisis.

Coady and the Wolves players and staff also made a separate, six-figure donation to local services to aid their fight against Covid-19.

He said: ‘I don’t think people understand how long it takes to get something like this sorted, to get the number of players involved that Jordan [Henderson] liked. He’s been fantastic, [as have] the rest of the Premier League captains in terms of getting on board and making sure that it was a big part of what we wanted to do.

‘We knew if everyone was together doing it, and pulling in the same direction, that it’d be a little bit stronger. Clubs are doing their own little thing as well, but in terms of bringing the Premier League players together, it’s a great idea.

‘It came from Jordan. He came up with it, thought it’d be a good idea and took the step forward – then it was up to us to speak to the lads in our individual teams and make sure they were in with it.’

Wolves continue to pay all club staff their full salary during the crisis, with football having been suspended for more than a month.

Coady added: ‘I knew, and people in football knew, when something as tragic and horrible as what’s going on at the minute came about, that it was important that people stepped up.

‘Everyone wanted to make a difference as much as possible and we’ve got to a point where we can do that.

‘We want to help the right people at the right times, to make sure people are getting the best possible care. It’s a horrible time we’re in, it’s about people coming together, not trying to point fingers at people within the world. The situation we’re in, we understand as footballers, as human beings, how tragic it is.’