Liverpool striker Sadio Mane insists they can handle the pressure of being in the title race.

The Reds are currently second in the Premier League having gone 12 matches unbeaten.

Mane has played down the enormous expectations placed on he and his team-mates shoulders, claiming he sees it purely as motivation.

“It's a motivation, not a pressure," he told Goal.

“We are all still young, and we know we have a great team. We will continue to try to do our best, but it's not pressure. Pressure doesn't help.

“Of course, last season, nobody expected it from us, and maybe this year they do. But that's not pressure; that's motivation to do even better. You need that.

“The aim of any player is to get better and better and better. That's why we work hard in training.

“But don't forget that we are a team, and the most important thing is to win trophies.

“If my goals help us to do that, or Mo's or Bobby's, then that's a dream.

“Of course, I would love to score more than I did last season, but only if it helps us to win!"