Norwich City 0-1 Liverpool: 5 Hits and Flops from the game | Premier League 2019-20

#2 Flop: Christoph Zimmermann

Zimmermann was all over the place during Mane's goal

Up until Mane's goal, Christoph Zimmermann was arguably having the game of his life. The German was there mopping everything thrown at his side.

For instance, the second half was when Liverpool really upped the ante. Zimmermann was there, dragged out of his spot, to prevent Mane dropping his shoulder and sprinting away. He was there to slide in and prevent a Salah through pass. Every single time Alexander-Arnold whipped the ball in, he was there to send it back from the same direction it arrived.

But football, as they say, is a cruel game. Zimmermann completely switched off as Mane darted inside just when Jordan Henderson picked his head up. It was a stunning run, but a centre-back of his size and stature should have dealt with it much better.

There was a visible lack of communication - something one simply cannot afford to do against of the most proactive teams in the land. There was a supposed push from the goalscorer, but that was certainly not as imposing as the Canaries defender made it look.

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#1 Hit: Sadio Mane

Someone had to step up for Liverpool, and Mane rose to the pinnacle off the bench

It's quite difficult to remember the last time Liverpool pocketed three points in a Premier League game without a needy goal from either one or more of their talismanic trio up front.

Firmino's touches were sublime but he perhaps didn't carry his finishing boots, while Salah as discussed above, lacked a sense of sharpness on most aspects. The crosses, lobs and balls over the top were being dealt by.

And just then, when the away end begins to deafen the crowd despite the side missing a killer pass, up steps Sadio Mane; almost as if everybody inside Carrow Road knew someone from the champions-elect is going to find a way.

The ball over the top - in between the Norwich centre-halves - was launched ample times without much success. Firmino got at the end of a copybook lob from the heart of midfield but saw the ball cleared just before he could get it into his arc.

Mane, however, portrayed that his teammates and himself aren't there to mess about. The strength, composure, posture while receiving the pass and lastly the venom behind a strike that was cannoned with little backlift, was simply sublime for a player who hasn't been among the minutes of late.