Henderson vows to stay grounded

Henderson is included in the England squad for Wednesday's friendly with France at Wembley after a series of impressive performances this season. Henderson was part of the Black Cats side which triumphed 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and already the subject of speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United. But, at a time when certain players seem to be in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, Henderson is adamant nothing will sidetrack him. He said: "The main thing is I am just loving my football at the minute and just want to continue doing that. "My mum and dad have been a good influence on me. "They have brought me up really well, have always kept my feet on the ground and not let me get carried away. "I just love playing football and I don't want anything to jeopardise that. "I like to go in every day training and working hard. I don't drink or smoke. "A good night for me is watching the highlights of the Chelsea game. That's me. I never go out. "The only time I go out is Christmas night when the whole team goes out for team bonding and stuff like that. But I still won't drink or anything. "I like music and a few of the Sunderland lads play table tennis at the academy but that's about it. I go training and go home." Henderson's delight at triumphing over Chelsea was all the sweeter as he had made his debut two years ago in the corresponding fixture when Sunderland were beaten 5-0. He said: "I have played there twice and been beaten by a lot of goals so we decided to go there and not sit back and just have a go. "It was a different feeling this time to when I made my debut. I was over the moon to get my debut, but a little bit gutted with the result. "It was a different story this time. It was a big game to play in and everyone played really well. "Everyone will be buzzing with confidence, I would have thought. Everyone was devastated after losing the Newcastle game 5-1."