Danny Ings has laughed off the suggestion that Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane has experienced a bad season.

The Senegalese, at times, has been the forgotten soldier in the Reds fearsome triumvirate, with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino receiving more of the plaudits.

But Ings believes with 17 goals this season, Mane has enjoyed an excellent campaign.

"For anyone's 'bad' season, that's extremely good! There's no such thing as a bad season for him, he has been absolutely brilliant," Ings told club website.

"He is so sharp; when he faces anybody up in a one-v-one situation you fancy him every single time.

"His runs in behind, his intelligent movement coming short, inside and helping Robbo get down the outside – they're the sort of things that go unnoticed sometimes.

"From the outside looking in, it's [about] goals and assists. He gets all of that, all of our front three do. But it's the movement and work-rate that really catches my eye."