Rio Ferdinand has highlighted Sadio Mane's exit has coincided with Liverpool's dismal campaign.
Their misery was compiled on Sunday as their FA Cup defence came to an end against Brighton & Hove Albion. As it stands, they sit 10 points outside the Champions League places and are in the last-16 of the elite European competition.
Mane swapped Merseyside for Munich in the summer as Mohamed Salah extended his stay at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp's side have been ravaged by injury problems as Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino are sidelined.