Liverpool forward Sadio Mane was sent flying to the ground as the Reds trained for their Champions League final against Real Madrid.
The Senegal star will hope to start in Paris after scoring against the Spanish champions in the 2018 final as Liverpool fell to a 3-1 defeat. Mane has been the subject of interest from Bayern Munich, but has remained an important part of Jurgen Klopp's team this season.
Klopp's side failed in their bid to get one over on Real Madrid last season, losing in the quarter-finals before Los Blancos were downed by Chelsea in the semis. However, after the fun and games which saw Virgil van Dijk leave his teammate Mane on the ground, it appears spirits are high going into the game.
Liverpool have been sharing some footage from their training sessions as they prepare for the final at the Stade de France. The game had originally been slated to take place at the Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg, but was moved amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In one clip from the Reds' preparations, Mane can be seen bumping shoulders with his teammates. However, when it's Van Dijk's turn, the Dutchman moves out of the way, resulting in his colleague sprawling to the ground.
Mane and Van Dijk have spent plenty of time around each other, having spent a season together at Southampton before reuniting at Anfield. The Dutch defender moved to St Mary's in 2015, ahead of Mane's final season there before his big-money move to Liverpool, and followed the Senegal international to Merseyside in January 2018.
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The final could end up being Mane's final game in a Liverpool shirt. The 30-year-old is out of contract in the summer of 2023, and has been reluctant to discuss his future before taking to the field in Paris.
“Honestly I think the answer I can give you now is I feel very good, and I am fully focused on the Saturday game, that is the answer I must give before the final," he said. "But come back to me on Saturday and I will give you the best answer you want to hear, for sure.
"It’s special. I will give you all you want to hear then. Saturday come back and I will give you the answer I promise, but for now let's go win it because I have no time for other things."
The Africa Cup of Nations winner has scored 120 goals in six seasons with the Reds. The 23 he has scored this term represents the second-best tally of his career, and includes a goal in each leg of the Champions League semi-final triumph over Villarreal.
However, with a chance to test Liverpool's resolve, Bayern Munich appear to hold the upper hand when it comes to the forward's future. The German side could lose one or both of Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski this summer, and Mane is a target.
Klopp has also dropped a hint about the future of one of his first Liverpool signings. "The Bayern rumours I couldn't care less at the moment - we are completely focussed on this game he knows how important it is to him and to us," the manager said.
"It's not the first time in my career that Bayern rumours are coming up before big games. No problems at all, though.”
