Joe Gomez says the presence of Sadio Mane is psychologically bad for Liverpool's opponents.

The Senegalese forward came off the bench to score a sensational goal to secure a 1-0 win over Norwich City on Saturday.

"All the different ways and different forms of goals, it shows his quality and we were lucky to have him come off the bench but obviously that was due to his injury," the Liverpool centre-back told the club's website.

"What a player, he gives you a boost of confidence when he's coming on and psychologically for another team it's not nice! He's massive and he's popped up for us in so many moments this year and done it yet again."

He added: "As the game went on, obviously the first half was 0-0 and we knew we needed to come out on the front foot and I think we did that.

"Obviously you are conscious of the time as the game goes on where we need a goal, but at the same time it's about staying focused because if they clinch one then it changes the whole logistics of things.

"It's a bit of a luxury to have Sadio Mane come off the bench but when he does and gets that goal it's massive."