Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Sadio Mane is more important than Philippe Coutinho.
Barcelona have had three bids rejected for the Brazilian star, who has handed in a transfer request at Anfield.
Liverpool have insisted Coutinho will not be sold at any price and it appears Barca are willing to give up on their target.
Carragher feels he could have been sold, had Liverpool landed their top targets, but believes Mane is as influential in Jurgen Klopp's squad.
"I’d make an argument [that Mane is more important than Coutinho], especially with the way Jurgen Klopp likes to play. I think he’s massively important,” he said on Monday Night Football.
“You see the goals that he’s got and his goals record for a wide player is phenomenal since he’s come to the club.
"All the other players on the list are top strikers in the Premier League. For Mane to be there, it shows his impact."
Carragher went on to suggest Mane could even attract interest from the top European clubs if he continues in his current vein of form.
“Coutinho is a fantastic player, which is why Barcelona want him," he said.
“But if [Mane] carries on the way he is going, the top clubs around Europe will be looking at him because he has been a revelation since he came in.”
Discussing Barcelona's interest in Coutinho, Carragher added: "Liverpool have had such a poor window, they couldn’t be seen to be letting go of him.
"Now, if Liverpool three big targets of Virgil Van Dijk, Naby Keita and Mo Salah had all come in the door, it may have been easier to prise him away."