{"id":1134192,"date":"2020-02-28T18:21:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T18:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1134192"},"modified":"2020-02-28T18:21:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T18:21:25","slug":"sadio-mane-realised-premier-league-winners-medal-title","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/sadio-mane-realised-premier-league-winners-medal-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadio Mane has only just realised he\u2019ll get a medal if Liverpool win the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has admitted he only recently found out the Premier League winners receive a medal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s men, who remain unbeaten this season, are on the cusp of ending a 30-year championship wait at Anfield.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mane&#8217;s season in numbers (Liverpool rank): Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PL appearances:<\/strong> 24 (=4th)<\/li>\n<li><strong>PL goals:<\/strong> 13 (2nd)<\/li>\n<li><strong>PL chances created:<\/strong> 39 (4th)<\/li>\n<li><strong>PL dribbles completed:<\/strong> 44 (1st)<\/li>\n<li><strong>PL successful passes:<\/strong> 600 (9th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7510326<\/p>\n<p>Key behind their success has once again been an irresistible forward line featuring Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Mane who between them are responsible for 58% of Liverpool&#8217;s league goals.<\/p>\n<p>Salah currently leads the way on 15 goals with Mane &#8211; who recently came back from a hamstring injury &#8211; just two behind and the 27-year-old Senegalese forward heads into matchday 28 having scored in each of his last two league appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of last season, Mane has gone from being a supporting act to arguably the Reds most consistent, dangerous attacker. Salah has bounced back this term, however, meaning there&#8217;s no danger of an intra-team rivalry subsiding.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Mane is concerned the team comes first, which he reaffirmed when discussing their soon-to-be coronation and during that conversation with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/51664722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC World Service<\/a> there was a surprise revelation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I heard yesterday that if we win the league, we will have a medal,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never knew that happened, but I don&#8217;t care about medals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sancho, Haaland, Hakimi &amp; Brandt | Meet Borussia Dortmund&#039;s Fantastic Four\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpOpxJuRT0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Easy? Oh, I wish,&#8221; he added when asked about their domestic dominance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know the Premier League is the best league in the world and every single game you have to give 100% if you want to win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s what we always try and I think it&#8217;s working very well but we have to keep working hard to get what we want.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our target from the beginning was to win the league, so if we win it, it will be great for the club and for the fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has admitted he only recently found out the Premier League winners receive a medal. Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s men, who remain unbeaten this season, are on the cusp of ending a 30-year championship wait at Anfield. 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