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Philippe Coutinho has hailed the impact of “fantastic” Liverpool new boy Sadio Mane ahead of Friday’s showdown with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The Senegal international has been a revelation since joining the Reds for £30million from Southampton this summer.

Coutinho believes Mane, who shone again in the 4-1 rout of champions Leicester City last weekend, has added a new attacking dimension to Jurgen Klopp’s side.

“He’s a fantastic player,” Coutinho said.

“He’s very quick, he’s got very good feet, so that helps us to create a lot of chances to score.

“But it’s not just him but as we saw in the game with Daniel (Sturridge), (Roberto) Firmino and (Adam) Lallana up there too.”

Coutinho was relegated to bench duty on Saturday with Klopp deciding to rest him after his international commitments.

The Brazilian playmaker was impressed by what he witnessed during a “virtually perfect” attacking display from the Reds.

“It was an excellent performance by the team,” Coutinho told Liverpoolfc.com.

“Everyone played very well, we did what the manager asked us to do. Everyone was very committed from the outset and we got a great result against a great team.

“Attacking we were virtually perfect so it was a great game that gives us confidence.

“We’re on the right track, we’ve started the season well. Of course we’ve dropped points, but the competition is very long. We’ve beaten teams that, theoretically, will be up there fighting for the title so that boosts our confidence.”

Coutinho is hoping to earn a recall for the trip to Stamford Bridge but admits competition for places is tough, especially going forward.

“The manager has a lot of options to choose from,” he added.

“Everyone’s been working hard in training so for sure it’s good for the manager to have options to choose from, and it’s good for Liverpool.”