The No.10’s ferocious left-footed strike put Liverpool 2-0 up over Neil Warnock’s team at Anfield on Saturday.
After collecting Alberto Moreno’s pass on the edge of the box with his back to goal, Mane twisted and turned in an attempt to find space to get his shot off.
Dogged defending by Cardiff initially prevented him from doing so, but the forward displayed persistence and tenacity to win two challenges before smashing an effort into the far corner of the Kop-end net.
Speaking after the Reds eventually ran out 4-1 victors - thanks also to Mane’s second of the game and earlier goals from Mohamed Salah and Xherdan Shaqiri - Jürgen Klopp revealed that the importance of such situations was stressed to his squad pre-game.