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In the book “Chasing Salah”, the Daily Mail revealed one of the reasons that pushed Sadio Mané to leave Liverpool. The English media reports that the Senegal Lions striker considered himself underestimated compared to Mohamed Salah.
“He even reportedly asked the Liverpool staff to count the number of goals Salah scored with his assist. Mané was also said to have been annoyed by Salah taking penalties when James Milner was not on the pitch, allowing him to increase his goal tally. An anonymous member of the Liverpool staff at the time was quoted as saying: “Sadio increasingly saw Mo as a rival. “As a result, the two players actively avoided each other,” the book reports.
The tension between Mo Salah and Sadio Mané was real. They were far from having the best relationship. The Egyptian was not happy with Jurgen Klopp’s treatment of the Senegalese. He judged that the German coach often favored Sadio Mané, because he was his flagship recruit.
But it all came to a head during a match at Burnley in August 2019. Sadio Mané reacted angrily when he was replaced by Klopp shortly after being ignored by Salah despite being in a better position up front. aim. According to the book, Klopp downplayed Mané’s reaction, but reportedly summoned the two players to a meeting the following week to try to calm the situation. However, Salah did not like Klopp’s reaction, considering that the coach had taken a stand for the Senegalese.
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