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Liverpool Echo
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Tom Cavilla

Jurgen Klopp wanted to 'punch himself' after transfer mistake he eventually put right at Liverpool

When Sadio Mane arrived at Liverpool during the summer of 2016, Jurgen Klopp will have been fully aware of the player type the Reds had recruited.

Klopp had been tracking the progress of the Senegalese star during his time in charge of Borussia Dortmund, though opted against a deal to sign the jet-heeled winger. Instead, Mane joined Southampton and didn't take long to remind the Reds' boss of why this was a poor decision.

Scoring in all three matches he played against Liverpool during the 2015/16 season, Mane saved the best until last when the two teams met for the final time in March 2016. Leading 2-0 on the South Coast thanks to Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho, the Saints' No.10 bagged a brace having been introduced at half-time as Ronald Koeman's men completed a 3-2 turnaround.

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