Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp praised matchwinner Sadio Mane after victory at Norwich City.
Mané struck the decisive blow to take all three points back to Merseyside.
Klopp said, "It helps when you have such quality on the bench to bring on. Sadio could have started today, of course, but I wanted to have a free decision for Tuesday actually.
"I don't think too often and too much about these games but when two players are back from injuries, like Sadio and Fabinho, you don't think they can play two games. [Don't think they] should play; can, yes, if you have to, but should play. And the quality of the other boys is just too big that you have to push somebody through.
"It was perfect for Sadio today to get a few minutes. It looked like he was ready, yes."