{"id":1261363,"date":"2022-05-10T22:49:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T21:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1261363"},"modified":"2022-05-10T22:49:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T21:49:05","slug":"sadio-mane-liverpool-aston-villa-versatile","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/sadio-mane-liverpool-aston-villa-versatile\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;His performance doesn&#8217;t drop&#8221; &#8211; Versatile Sadio Mane keeps Liverpool title hopes alive amid doubts over his future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher hailed Sadio Mane for his versatility after the Senegalese forward scored his side&#8217;s winner against Aston Villa on Tuesday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Reds went into the game trailing Premier League leaders Man City by three points after their draw with Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend and knew that only a win would keep their title hopes truly alive.<\/p>\n<p>Things got off to a really rocky start though as Douglas Luiz put Villa 1-0 up within three minutes, tapping in from close range after his initial header had been saved by Alisson. 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All odds within this article are accurate at the time of writing (15:00, 28\/07\/2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GambleAware<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>They were made to work hard for it by Steven Gerrard&#8217;s side but the winner did eventually come from Sadio Mane, who beautifully beat Emiliano Martinez with a deft header from Luis Diaz&#8217;s cross. It was Mane&#8217;s 15th Premier League goal of the season, becoming the third Liverpool player to hit that milestone in 2021\/22 alongside Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota &#8211; only Man City in 2013\/14 had previously had three players to score 15+ goals in the same season.<\/p>\n<p>The goal comes just days after Mane was being linked with a move away from Liverpool, with Bayern Munich reportedly interested in signing the Senegalese forward.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game, former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp said: &#8220;He&#8217;s a vital component in what Liverpool have done over the years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You cannot let this guy go. 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But the January arrival of Luis Diaz saw Mane shifted into the middle of the pitch, as the Colombian&#8217;s preferred position was the left wing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1261376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-66x65.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-999x999.jpg 999w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/05\/10224456\/_sadio-mane-minutes-per-position-330x330.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But while some players&#8217; performances may have slipped with a position change, Mane has thrived, scoring 12 goals in 22 games since Diaz rocked up at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love him, absolutely love him to bits and not just because he&#8217;s a great player and what he&#8217;s done for Liverpool,&#8221; Carragher told Sky Sports of Mane.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t say he&#8217;s sacrificed himself but he initially came on the right wing &#8211; Salah came in so then he had to move to the left. 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The other players are great players, every one of those five attacking players, but to ask those players to play in different positions within the front three.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Asking Salah to play on the left wing, asking Diaz to play through the middle consistently for the time being, they probably wouldn&#8217;t be at their best. But it doesn&#8217;t seem to matter where he plays in that front three, they get exactly the same from him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carragher won&#8217;t be alone in hoping Mane ignores the allure of Bayern Munich and unlimited Bundesliga titles. But the Senegalese forward joked after the game that he has been happier at Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah sure, when we won the trophies I think I was more happier,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just trying to enjoy every moment and try to score and assist for my teammates. I think it&#8217;s all about the team, without the team I am nothing, so I thank the boys for making it easier for me. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m obviously very happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [read-more-sv] does not exist -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher hailed Sadio Mane for his versatility after the Senegalese forward scored his side&#8217;s winner against Aston Villa on Tuesday night. 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