Sadio Mane has shrugged off concerns over Liverpool’s upcoming fixture list, insisting “tiredness is all in the head".
Mane, though, refuses to accept that fatigue can become an issue for the league leaders.
“I think it is here,” he said, tapping his forehead. “Honestly, I think it is all in the head. The tiredness is in the head, so as long as the body recovers well I think it is not difficult for us to play every single game.
“If the team needs us, and the coach needs us, I think we will be able to play and help the team.
“When they need me I will be ready for the team to give everything. The coach has to decide who will play, but I am here to work every single day, and to be ready to go again every single day.”
Mane, Liverpool’s leading scorer this season, will start again on Saturday when Brighton visit Anfield in the Premier League. After that there is the small matter of a Merseyside derby against Everton, a testing trip to Bournemouth and then that difficult-looking fixture away to Salzburg.
Can they handle it?
“Yeah sure, we are Liverpool!” he smiled. “We have a big squad, we have many players who can play and so much quality. It’s part of football - we have to deal with it, play these games if we want to be successful. Without the games you can not win the trophies.
“We have to be focussed on it as hard as we can and try to recover as well as possible from each game. Yeah, it will be tough, we know - we know Salzburg will be a tough game now, but yeah, we are ready.”