Henderson admits Liverpool had overcome tough times against Villa

Jordan Henderson was proud of Liverpool's performance against Aston Villa on Tuesday evening and credited Sadio Mane's 'incredible' winner for helping them keep their Premier League title hopes alive. 

Liverpool went 1-0 down against Villa in third minute of their clash at Villa Park. Henderson said they knew it was going to 'tough' heading into the game but claimed the 'boys did well to dig in' and get a result. 

He also heaped praise on Mane for 'the amount of work he does for the team off the ball' and the goals he scores on the ball - claiming it was the Senegal international who 'got Liverpool the three points'. 

Douglas Luiz opening the scoring for Aston Villa early on but Joel Matip managed to claw one back for the visitors just three minutes later. 

However, it was Mane who provided Liverpool with the winner in the 65th minute to keep their Premier League title hopes alive. 

Speaking about Liverpool's performance after the game, Henderson said: 'The boys have been incredible for a long period of time and tonight [Tuesday] was no different. 

'We knew it would be a tough game coming here against a good team and we knew there would be tough moments but it is about digging in, keeping going and finding a way to win and the boys were incredible again tonight and we got the three points.

'It was a bit frantic and as the game went on I felt we did that [got more control], scored a couple of goals and overall it was a good performance.'

He went on to gush about his team-mate and heap praise on the Senegal international for his contribution on not just Tuesday evening, but the entire season. 

The Liverpool captain said: 'Sadio Mane's performances have always been incredible. The amount of work he does for the team off the