Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits attacker Takumi Minamino is enjoying a great moment for the club.

The winger is taking advantage of the absences of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah due to the African Cup of Nations.

Minamino scored during Liverpool's 3-0 win over Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.

Asked about Minamino, Klopp told reporters: "Today pretty much started with birthday songs in all available languages and it was really nice.

"So Taki obviously got the boost already before the game through the nice songs. And then, meanwhile, coming on and being that much in the game and scoring this really nice goal was absolutely helpful for him and for us. Very important.

"How I said, Taki's in a good moment and that's why it was very helpful. "

He added on the player's return from injury: "That's now a little bit ago. Of course, injury interrupts then rhythm and all these kinds of things.

"He played now the last game, 90 minutes, and now today coming on, that was the rhythm, it was right for him. It was Thursday-Sunday – it's not easy after coming back from injury, so that's why he didn't start today. It's good. How I said, he's in a good moment."