Sadio Mane’s iconic moments for Liverpool and Senegal
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Sadio Mane has brought the curtain down on his Liverpool career after completing his move to Bayern Munich for £35.2million. Planet Sport looks back at his best moments for club and country.
Jurgen Klopp took a big risk when he splashed out £37million to bring Sadio Mane to Anfield back in 2016. While the Senegal international had impressed during his time at Southampton, questions were raised over whether he was good enough to start for the Reds.
Mane quickly silenced his doubters, becoming a fan favourite on Merseyside due to his attacking flair and ruthless finishing. A Premier League and Champions League winner, the forward will go down in Anfield history alongside his partners in Liverpool’s world-class attacking set-up.
Planet Sport is here to remind you just how ridiculously good Mane has been since his arrival in English football.
Sadio Mané | #LFC 2016-2022 | 🔴
— The Redmen TV (@TheRedmenTV) June 17, 2022
🔴 269 Games
⚽️ 120 Goals
👟 38 Assists
🏆 1 Premier League
🏆 1 Champions League
🏆 1 Super Cup
🏆 1 Club World Cup
🏆 1 FA Cup
🏆 1 League Cup
Thanks for everything, YNWA 🔴 pic.twitter.com/07UflIx0d0
Sadio Mane’s first Liverpool goal
Golden Boot winner
Mane was also one of six players nominated for the Player’s Player of the Year award, and was named in the PFA Team of the Year along with teammates Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson.
Winning the Champions League
Ballon d’Or nomination
African Footballer of the Year
After finishing as runner-up two years in a row, Mane was finally named African Footballer of the Year in 2019. He became only the second Senegalese player to win the award after former Liverpool and Leeds forward El-Hadji Diouf.
Winning the Premier League
But most importantly his 18 goals and nine assists helped bring the Premier League title to Anfield....like I said erm...quiet.
Africa Cup of Nations winner
It was Sadio Mane vs Mohamed Salah as the two Liverpool hotshots went head-to-head in the 2021 AFCON final.
After missing from the spot earlier in the match, Mane stepped up to take the decisive spot-kick in the penalty shootout and win Senegal their first AFCON title.
The victory over Egypt marked Senegal's first ever major trophy, and their peformance warranted the win after they dominated much of the game.
100 Premier League goals
None of those goals came from the penalty spot.
Only the third African player to reach a century of @PremierLeague goals.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 16, 2021
Only the third player to score 100+ without any of them being penalties.
What a moment for Sadio Mane! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/kFK5I4H7ye