Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has been ruled out for the rest of the season with knee inury
LIVERPOOL have been hit with a huge injury blow as forward Sadio Mane has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Mane, who scored the opening goal in the Merseyside Derby win, suffered the injury in a clash with Everton defender Leighton Baines in the second half and the Senegal star’s season is now over.
EPA Sadio Mane is our for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury against Everton[/caption]
Manager Jurgen Klopp said he was “pretty sure” Mane needed surgery, leaving it “pretty much impossible for him to play again this season”.
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Kop boss Jurgen Klopp will have to do without his top scorer for the remaining seven games of the season, as Liverpool fight for a Champions League spot.
Getty Images Sadio Mane opens the scoring for Liverpool in the Derby win against Everton[/caption]
Getty Images Jurgen Klopp will have to do without his top scorer Sadio Mane for the rest of the season[/caption]
Without Mane, Liverpool drew at home to Bournemouth on Wednesday but remain third with Manchester City two points behind.
Worrying for Klopp, the five games Mane has missed this season, Liverpool have drawn three and lost two.
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The Senegalese international moved to Anfield from Southampton last summer for £34million and has become an instant hit with the fans, and scored in the opening weekend of the season win at Arsenal.
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