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Sadio Mane has identified who to be blame for Liverpool's defensive record break.

 Liverpool forward Sadio Mane said he was partly to blame after the Reds gave up their clean sheet record against Cardiff City. 

Jurgen Klopp’s side were 2-0 up and in completely control until Callum Paterson got the Bluebirds back in it with ten minutes left at Anfield. It was the first time Liverpool had conceded at home since February 24th and the first time in 918 minutes. 

The Reds were desperate to make it to the 1000-minute mark and many supporters blamed Alberto Moreno for Cardiff’s goal.

And Mane, who scored twice in the 4-1 victory, says him being out of position was partly the reason for the Reds' defences being breached.

"A team like this are never easy to play, sometimes you have to be patient, try not to lose the ball. At the end we scored four goals and deserved to win," Mane told the BBC.

"I think we conceded because we lacked communication, Normally I am with Alberto [Moreno] on the left but I was in midfield and 1-1 it is not easy for Moreno.

"That is part of football, we will try to learn from that."

Moreno was a surprise inclusion in today's starting line-up as Jurgen Klopp opted to leave out Andrew Robertson.

Liverpool’s win means they’re back on top of the Premier League table ahead of Manchester City’s trip to Spurs on Monday night.