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Liverpool captain Henderson: We need Mane meltdowns!

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson insists Sadio Mane was calm after victory at Burnley.

Mane was furious with Mohamed Salah for selfishly going alone instead of passing to him and erupted when Jurgen Klopp then substituted him and left on the Egyptian.

Henderson claims the incident was quickly forgotten and says the players motivate each other by being so demanding.

“I couldn't really understand at first, but then when he came in, he was laughing and joking," said the Liverpool skipper, who was sitting on the bench when Mane went berserk.

“The most important thing was we got the result, Sadio knows that.

“He performed really well again. Him and Bobby were really big second ball. He had a fantastic game.

“Like I said, we want to push each other. We want to improve all the time. I quite like that now and again. I think we need it."

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