SADIO MANE insists there is no rift with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
The Kop star lost the plot after being kept on the bench for 89 minutes of the 1-1 Anfield draw with Chelsea.
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Klopp tried to cool him down but the Senegal star stormed off down the tunnel as shocked fans looked on.
Mane has explained the row and says he has no issue with Klopp.
Mane told Sky Sports News: “He [Klopp] asked me to play on the right side and one time I tried to ask for the ball in the number nine position.
“Mo [Salah] was on my side and the coach was shouting ‘Sadio come onto the right side’.
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“After the game I told the coach it was easier if you told Mo to come in because he was close to you.
“But it was friendly, it was not because I was unhappy or something else.
“There was no problem, I was just communicating and explaining that to him after the game.”
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Klopp had to placate Mane afterwards and tried to give the Senegal star a hug.
BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand knew exactly why Mane had lost the plot.
He said: “These are showpiece games. He wants to go out and show everyone how good he is. He is frustrated.”
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