The former Southampton star's role in a straightforward cup win earned him his skipper's admiration, and he backed the striker to do great things at Anfield
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson hailed the "outstanding" Sadio Mane after the attacker starred in a 5-0 League Cup demolition of Burton Albion on Tuesday.
Mane was involved in four of Liverpool's goals, setting up Divock Origi for the opener and then crossing for Roberto Firmino to double the lead.
A Tom Naylor own goal sealed the result and Daniel Sturridge came off the bench to add two late strikes as Liverpool bounced back from a 2-0 Premier League loss at Burnley on Saturday.