Jordan Henderson issues update on horror injury during surprise Norway vs England appearance

Jordan Henderson has made a surprise appearance ahead of England's quarter-final against Norway - by conducting ITV's pre-match player interview.

Henderson was expected to be ruled out for the rest of the World Cup after suffering a broken wrist as England celebrated their 3-2 win over Mexico in the last 16.

The Brentford midfielder lost his footing while climbing over the advertising hoardings and landed heavily on his forearm.

His father, Brian, told the Daily Mail that his arm was 'completely smashed', and that a surgeon who had operated on similar injuries suffered by NFL stars had been called upon.

Henderson was transported to a hospital in Mexico City immediately after the injury, having received oxygen and been stretchered off.

He was then taken to England's base in Kansas City and, despite his diagnosis, has stayed with the squad in the build-up to their quarter-final against Norway - and is in fact part of the matchday squad in Miami.

That included being put on interview duty with ITV, and Henderson told Gabriel Clarke of the sequence of events that led him to Miami.

"It's alright, thanks [my arm]," he said. "It's not my finest hour, I know! But, like I said, our main job was to go there and win and progress to the quarter-final, and that's what we did.

"It's been a little bit of a tough couple of days, but as soon as I came back into camp to see the lads... they've got a great medical team, thankful for that. The doctors and surgeons in Kansas were amazing as well, so grateful for that. Just delighted to be part of the squad again today.

"I think it's the same thing we showed in the last game - the resilience and character in that game, there were a lot of obstacles we had to overcome," he added, when asked how England would deal with the occasion of a World Cup quarter-final.

"We have to do the same again today against a very good Norwegian side. A lot of good players, a tough test for us. But if we show the best version of ourselves, I'm confident we can go through."

But can Henderson still play a part in the tournament if England progress?

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," Henderson laughed.

In fact, Henderson's progress has allowed him to be named on the substitutes' bench for the clash against Norway.

Injured players are normally added to the substitutes' bench for largely administrative purposes, but England specifically announced via their website that Henderson was among the travelling squad to Miami.

Whether the 35-year-old is fit enough to play at all is another matter entirely, given he broke his wrist just six days ago.

It can take between four to eight weeks to fully recover from a broken wrist, depending on the severity of the injury.

Henderson was spotted during England's warm-up wearing what appeared to be a white cast, having watched England's training session from the sidelines on Friday.

He could theoretically play while wearing a cast, but that would be dependent on medical advice from the England doctors and specialists.