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  • I’m ready to beat Liverpool with Bayern – Mane

    I’m ready to beat Liverpool with Bayern – Mane

    Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane says he won’t hesitate if he has the chance to dump Liverpool out of the Champions League this season.

    Mane was part of the Reds team that cruised past the German giants in the Round of 16 back in 2019, with the Senegalese striker bagging a brace to eliminate Bayern in their own backyard. Liverpool went on to win the entire competition after beating Tottenham in the final.

    But after six fruitful years at Anfield, Mane’s loyalty is now to Bayern and he says: I said maybe my favourite but now I would say second favourite goal, not my first, because he’s my teammate. No, I’m joking… Of course, I think it was a good goal, kind of a good goal. We had a good game. This is behind us. If we’re going to meet again, of course as Bayern Munich we’d beat Liverpool.”

    He added: “I don’t think it’s easy. I want to be clearer. If you play for Bayern Munich,I came here to win all the games possible. Of course, to win all the trophies. Of course, before the beginning of the season our target is to win all the trophies possible. I’m here to help my teammates and to achieve our dreams.”

  • Bayern Munich chief offers to settle Mane fee personally

    Bayern Munich chief Hasan Salihamidzic has told Liverpool he’s willing to fly to Merseyside to conduct negotiations for Sadio Mane face-to-face.

    The Reds rejected a first offer of €30m including bonuses from Bayern earlier this week.

    BILD says to smooth relations, sporting director Salihamidzic has offered to fly to Anfield this week to personally conduct the transfer negotiations. Bayern CEO, Oliver Kahn, is said to be willing to be part of the delegation.

    Bayern have already agreed a three-year contract with Mane.

    Should Liverpool be open to the visit, Salihamidzic will jet in armed with an improved proposal.

  • UCL: Salah, Mane lacked belief to make difference in final – Wenger

    UCL: Salah, Mane lacked belief to make difference in final – Wenger

    Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane failed to perform in their Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.

    Real Madrid scored with their first shot on target of the game and were able to hold on to secure a 1-0 win and their 14th Champions League trophy. The defeat came just six days after Liverpool’s Premier League dream ended on the final day of the season.

    Wenger believes the drama-filled final day of the campaign had an impact on Liverpool’s performance on Saturday, explaining to beIN Sports that he believed both Salah and Mane were disappointing.

    “I wonder after watching that game if the disappointment of last week, being beaten [to the title] in the last game of the season had somewhere dropped a level of confidence. You felt as well that Salah, Mane, the guys who make the difference, didn’t have the same freshness, the same belief that they can make the difference.”

    Wenger went on to praise the performance of Madrid’s key man Thibaut Courtois, who was named Man of the Match for his heroics between the posts.

    The Frenchman said: “Overall they came short, we must be honest, because of Courtois. I felt at some stage that if Liverpool came back to 1-1 they’d come back and win the game. But they never found that special moment where they could finish their chances off, and a lot of that is down to Courtois.”

  • FA Cup: Blame me for Mane penalty miss – Klopp

    FA Cup: Blame me for Mane penalty miss – Klopp

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits his advice almost blew their FA Cup final shootout victory over Chelsea.

    Both Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk went off injured during the goalless 120 minutes before Kostas Tsimikas struck the winning penalty though Liverpool are confident both will be fit to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final at the end of the month.

    Klopp, who has become the first manager in Liverpool’s history to win the European Cup, League Championship, FA Cup and League Cup, admitted his blunder had almost cost his team.

    When Sadio Mane stepped up with Liverpool’s first chance to win the shootout, Klopp urged him to change his usual finish against Senegal international team-mate Edouard Mendy – and Mane’s effort was saved.

    “Sadio’s penalty is 50 per cent my responsibility. I told him the goalie knows exactly what you normally do so do it the other way round. How often in my life is it better to shut up!

    “But we still made it after an incredible game. We work with a neuroscience company (neruo11) who said they could really train penalty shooting. This trophy is for them as well.”

  • Liverpool win at Villa to keep EPL title hopes alive

    Liverpool win at Villa to keep EPL title hopes alive

    Sadio Mane’s second-half winner secured Liverpool a vital 2-1 victory at Aston Villa on Tuesday to keep the pressure on Manchester City in the English Premier League (EPL) title race.

    After the 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Saturday, Liverpool’s championship hopes looked bleak while they were being held to the same scoreline at Villa Park.

    But the Reds’ superior quality ultimately came up trumps.

    Much of the pre-match attention focused on how Liverpool legend and Villa manager Steven Gerrard could be the one to further derail his former side’s quadruple bid.

    Douglas Luiz’s early opener suggested a shock could be on the cards.

    But Joel Matip swiftly equalised, and from that point Liverpool were generally the greater threat, eventually completing the turnaround just past the hour, thanks to Mane.

    Liverpool’s underwhelming start culminated in a defensive mix-up between Kostas Tsimikas and Matip allowing Douglas Luiz to test Alisson and then smash home the rebound.

    But the Reds quickly levelled through Matip in the sixth minute.

    The Cameroonian prodded into the empty net after Virgil van Dijk beat Emiliano Martinez to a loose ball in the Aston Villa penalty box.

    While Liverpool struggled to establish any real control in a feisty first half, the better chances continued to go their way.

    Mane headed just wide, and Naby Keita comically mishit an attempt from 10 yards with the goal at his mercy.

    It was a tighter affair in the second half, though Liverpool’s next clear-cut opportunity proved decisive.

    Luis Diaz did well to pick out Mane from the left, and the Senegal forward brilliantly twisted his body to meet the cross with a header into the bottom-right corner,.

    Aston Villa failed to hit back as Danny Ings had a goal disallowed for offside.

    Liverpool now turn their attentions to the 2021/2022 English FA Cup final match next, as they face Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.

    They will then go to Southampton three days later in the league, while Aston Villa host Crystal Palace on Sunday.

  • Kylian Mbappe needs to join Liverpool – Mane

    Kylian Mbappe needs to join Liverpool – Mane

    Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has charged Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe to join him at Anfield.

    Off contract in June, Mbappe is expected to join Real Madrid this summer. However, he has also been linked with Liverpool, where manager Jurgen Klopp has a good relationship with Mbappe’s father Wilfred.

    Mane told France Football: “I would like to play with him, of course.

    “It would be an exceptional attack, but now he is the one who has to come to Liverpool. I am sure he would like it.”

    He also revealed: “My new dream is to win the World Cup with Senegal. But first we will have to qualify, but I want to believe in some crazy projects and what consists of winning the World Cup with Senegal is one of them.

    “If we succeed, of course, I will approach all the players who fight for the Ballon d’Or every year. If I win the World Cup, I think I will become a candidate.”

  • Salah still disappointed over AFCON 2021 final – Sadio Mane

    Salah still disappointed over AFCON 2021 final – Sadio Mane

    Liverpool star, Sadio Mane has revealed that his teammate Mohamed Salah is still disappointed over the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, final.

    Mane said this ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League round of 16 first-leg tie against Inter Milan on Wednesday night.

    Recall that Mane led Senegal to beat Egypt in the 2021 AFCON final earlier this month in Cameroon.

    Mane guided Senegal to their first-ever AFCON title after scoring the winning goal against Salah-led Egypt as the Teranga Lions won 4-2 on penalties.

    But when asked about Senegal and Egypt’s next meeting in a crucial 2022 World Cup qualifier next month, Mane revealed that he and Salah are not even thinking about it and they have a pact of silence when it comes to discussing the AFCON final.

    “Me and Mo Salah don’t even talk about it,” Mane told the Que Golazo YouTube channel when asked about next month’s World Cup qualifier between Senegal and Egypt.

    “I think that I’m still thinking about my African Cup but it’s also an important game that means a lot to me and my people.

    “If we can qualify – and we will do everything to do it – it’s very important for me, my teammates and my country because it’s a really, really massive competition, which is a dream for any football player.

    “We will be well prepared for it and do everything possible to win because it’s really important.”

    He added: “Until now – you won’t believe me – but we haven’t talked about it, because I know he’s still disappointed for sure.”

  • AFCON: Stadium named after Sadio Mane in Senegal

    AFCON: Stadium named after Sadio Mane in Senegal

    Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane’s success with Senegal at the 2021 African Cup of Nations has seen a stadium named after him.

    Mane netted the decisive penalty for the Teranga Lions in a thrilling shoot-out win over Egypt in the final.

    The 29-year-old finished the tournament with three goals and two assists.

    Abdoulaye Diop, the mayor of Sedhiou, Mane’s hometown, has confirmed that a new area in the city will be dedicated to the player.

    “Sadio Mane has honoured all of Senegal, the Sedhiou region and the whole Casamance area..

    “I’ve decided to name the Sedhiou Stadium after him.

    “With this I wish to convey to him the gratitude of all the sons and daughters of the region.

    “He has made all mankind aware of Bambali and Sedhiou, the region’s main city,” Diop said.

  • Liverpool duo Salah, Mane to battle in AFCON 2021 final

    Liverpool duo Salah, Mane to battle in AFCON 2021 final

    Liverpool star Mohamed Salah will go up against Reds team-mate Sadio Mane in the final of Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON after Egypt overcame the challenge posed by Cameroon in their last-four clash on Thursday.

    Egypt defeated Cameroon in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw.

    The Pharaohs will face Senegal for the coveted trophy on Sunday in a match that will see two of the Premier League’s best wingers go head-to-head for continental glory at the Olembe Stadium in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde.

    Hosts Cameroon had shown more impetus in 90 minutes, twice hitting the post through Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui’s looping header and Samuel Gouet’s thunderous long-range strike, which flicked the woodwork.

    Salah was kept quiet for much of the game, curling a strike from outside the area narrowly over and almost profiting from a loose back pass, but he could not convert.

    But he did not have to step up in the shootout as Cameroon missed three of their efforts, with Gabaski saving from Harold Moukoudi and James Lea Siliki, while Clinton N’Jie side-footed wide.

    An ill-tempered ending to normal time had seen Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz sent off for remonstrating with the referee and his assistant Wael Gomaa cautioned too.

    It means they will both be missing from the touchline for the final as Gomaa was also yellow carded in the quarter-final against Morocco.

    Meanwhile, Cameroon will face Burkina Faso in the third/fourth-place play-off, which has been brought forward a day to Saturday.

  • I don’t sacrifice my game for Mane and Salah – Firmino

    I don’t sacrifice my game for Mane and Salah – Firmino

    Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino says he’s happy with his role in manager Jurgen Klopp’s setup.

    Firmino has dismissed claims he sacrifices himself to allow team-mates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane flourish.

    The Brazilian, 30, has scored 34 Premier League goals since the start of the 2018-19 campaign – 39 fewer than Salah and 22 fewer than Mane.

    Speaking to Globo Esporte, Firmino said: “I don’t see it that way.

    “Each one has a very well-defined role on the field, it’s a team that has been playing together for some time and we know each other very well.

    “We play for each other for Liverpool, and that makes a difference.”

    He added: “Besides being an excellent coach, Klopp is a sensational guy, with a huge heart.

    “And I can say that, if I’m a better player today, it’s a lot thanks to him. We’ve known each other since German football and, here at Liverpool, we’ve been together for six years.

    “Today, I feel comfortable playing in more than one position, I have more freedom to move and also help with marking.”