Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana is looking forward to playing with the club's new signing Saido Mane in the upcoming season.

The England international believes that Mane's unpredictability will make him a great asset for Jurgen Klopp's side throughout the 2016/17 campaign and beyond.

The 24-year-old Senegal international, who arrived at Anfield in a £34million transfer from Southampton, has impressed for the Reds in the pre-season and was the star man in the recent 4-0 friendly win over Barcelona at Wembley.

"I knew straight away what he was about. I knew what he was going to bring to the team, regardless of what everyone has seen in pre-season," Lallana told Liverpoolfc.com.

"You saw all those different parts against Barcelona but I saw them all in his first couple of sessions with us.

"We have seen it from working with him what he can do. I was never worried about him settling. He could have had a goal against AC Milan but it didn't matter.

"I could see what he was going to bring to this team. He is different to what we have got. He is unpredictable."

"Sadio can go down the outside, he can come inside, he has got a goal in his locker like he produced against Barcelona," he added.

"He's a very good addition to the squad, believe me. I think we have got loads of different players who can play loads of different positions.

"The manager has got decisions to make but it is great for the squad, to have that competition for places."