When the news broke that Sadio Mane would be leaving Liverpool this summer, there was a sense of both excitement and fear.
Mane had been a mainstay in the team since his move from Southampton in 2016, and was a key reason behind the club’s success. If you were to look back at the six major trophies won in Jurgen Klopp’s tenure, Mane had a big say in all of them in some way.
In hindsight, you could possibly see the writing on the wall when Liverpool signed Luis Diaz in January. Although a more out-and-out winger than Mane, there are definitely similarities between the pair’s respective skill sets.
