Jordan Henderson believes Sadio Mane’s furious outburst at Turf Moor is simply further evidence of the high standards in the Liverpool dressing room.

Mane appeared furious as he left the pitch during the final five minutes of the Reds’ 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday afternoon.

His anger seemed to be directed at teammate Mohamed Salah who, moments earlier, had taken a shot rather than played him in for a simple chance.

But club captain Henderson revealed that the Senegalese was in good spirits after the game and brushed off suggestions of disharmony.

He said: “I’ve seen it now and again. Sadio is fine, he’s a great lad. That’s just us pushing each other all the time. I think that’s important.

"We all want to do better, we all want to improve, but we’re really close and I think we can deal with that.

“I’m not sure [what set him off] to be honest. I couldn’t really understand at first, but then when he came in, he was laughing and joking.

“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.”

Victory in Lancashire ensured Liverpool occupy top spot in the Premier League going into the first international break, with Manchester City in second just two points behind.

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But Henderson isn’t thinking about a potential repeat of last season’s thrilling title race as he takes things game by game in the early stages of the season.

Asked if the Reds are likely to set the standard again, he replied: “We’re not setting them for anyone else, we’re setting them for ourselves. That’s what we want to do.

“We want to win every week, we want to perform every week and that’s difficult because there are so many good sides in the Premier League and in Europe. It’s really hard.

“After the international break, the games come thick and fast. In the last couple of weeks, we’ve had a week building up to the games, which has helped us on the grass. We will need the full squad to be ready when we come back.

“Again for us, it’s game by game. We come up against different tests each week and it’s about giving everything every time we go onto the football pitch and we will see where we are at the end of the season.

“For me it’s just about concentrating on what we need to do. We have been very mature in our performances, especially away from home. We want to continue that form, keep doing the right things, keep working hard as a team. If we do that, we can put on performances like that.”