Jurgen Klopp admits Sadio Mane has been wounded by his costly miss in the Merseyside derby - but insists the Liverpool winger will soon be back to his brilliant best.

The Senegal international struggled badly in the midweek stalemate with West Brom - three days after wasting a glorious chance in the draw against Everton.

Mane should have killed off the Blues when he raced clear but dragged wide when he had three team-mates well placed for a tap-in. Klopp believes that moment has been preying on his mind ever since.

“Sadio is a really nice person and he felt really bad about the situation against Everton,” Klopp said.

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“Sometimes these things happen and it takes a little bit of time. He didn’t apologise to me but I know him well enough and I can see it in him.

“He has had better games than his last two for Liverpool but there is no problem. It is completely normal. Things like this happen.

“There were two situations I think when he would have done completely different. In the last game, there was a nice long ball behind the line when he played a pass to Mo (Salah) with one touch. He could have controlled the ball, turned and been more or less alone in front of the goal.”

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With his season disrupted by injury and suspension, Mane has yet to hit the dizzy heights of last season. However, he still has seven goals under his belt.

“I’ve got no concerns. Obviously he is not flying in this moment but he’s still ready to work and he’s still involved in so many things,” Klopp added.

“Nine days ago he scored two goals (against Spartak Moscow). It’s about a little bit of rhythm and shape.

“One time this guy is at 100%, another time if you win 1-0 or 2-0 you don’t see that he plays exactly the same.

“If we win, we don’t talk about him. We are used to Sadio being almost perfect. We can see he is not there at the minute but he will be back there soon, some day.”

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Liverpool should be bolstered by the return of Adam Lallana to the squad for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Bournemouth.

The England international made a brief comeback last month after a thigh injury but suffered a setback and Klopp has vowed to ease him back in gently.

“When you see Adam training you think ‘Wow!’ You know the quality that he will bring. It is all about the problem of getting him into a rhythm,” Klopp said.

“He is not a machine so he can’t be at 100% in the first game. He has not lost anything. The left foot and right foot are both strong like before. He plays football in close spaces so well.

“He covers big distances and is very important for pressing. A lot of things we have missed but without him we did well. Having him back from injury is fantastic.

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“The intense period is a little bit early for him. He cannot play 90 minutes three games in a row and we won’t say to him ‘You haven’t played until December, now you have do the job for us’. But it is realty good to have him back.”

Playing away has suited Klopp’s men of late. They won at West Ham, Stoke and Brighton by a combined score of 12-2.

When they go on their travels, teams attack Liverpool more and leave space which can be exploited on the counter.

“Bournemouth didn’t play like a proper away team at Man United this week,” Klopp added.

“It doesn’t matter where we play them. It’s never a relief to be away from Anfield.

“We have had these two very special teams. Sam (Allardyce) with Everton and then West Brom, who are really different to other teams. Maybe Burnley too. But there’s no relief for us to be playing away.”