Liverpool winger Harry Kewell has been given the captain's armband for Saturday's friendly with Singapore by Australia coach Pim Verbeek.The 29-year-old, whose future at Liverpool remains the subject of much speculation, has described it as a "great honour" to skipper his country in their final warm-up before next week's crunch World Cup qualifier in China.

"It always is (an honour) to lead your country out. I'm going to take it from there and see what happens," said Kewell.

"Obviously I'm going through a difficult time at the moment and to play this game is very important for me and I'm really looking forward to it."

Kewell's future at the Anfield club remains uncertain after his decision to travel to Asia rather than remain in England for this weekend's clash against Manchester United.

However, he does not feel that he has anything more to prove to his club and manager Rafael Benitez.

"Not really," responded Kewell. "They know what I'm capable of doing. I just need to play matches and so I'm out here to play."

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