Sadio Mane cycloned into Carrow Road ensuring neither Storm Dennis nor a spirited Norwich City could thwart Liverpool stretching their lead at the Premier League summit to 25 points.

The player of the season contender returned from a hamstring injury to produce an electric cameo and the decisive moment of Saturday’s encounter after 78 minutes.

Liverpool have now triumphed in 34 of their last 35 top-flight fixtures, winning 17 on the spin.

Jurgen Klopp’s men have not been breached in 10 of their last 11 games as an exceptional crusade to land a first league title in three decades shows zero signs of abating despite their unparalleled cushion at the top.