Sadio Mane (LW) to Bayern

Great player but not in our top 10.

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If he had said the last 20 years thoughā€¦then maybe has a good shout.

great player - all the best for the future (except against Liverpool)!

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Hope he turns out the biggest flop for Bayern.

How can anyone wish him well at Bayern. :joy:

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Because I hope their defence and midfield flop insteadā€¦ :rofl:

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Anyone else think heā€™s better than Hazard/Bale/Alexis in their prime in the Prem?

I think he sustained a high standard for longer than those.

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Good luck Sadio and thanks for the memories.

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Maybe, but damn close, and our top ten is outrageous.

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Genau!

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Alternatively, footballers are not know for the eloquence even when speaking in their native language. Sadio is a man for whom english is at best a second language, maybe fourth, who knew he was leaving and when asked a direct question about his future didnt want to take focus away from the game and ended up saying something in his non native language that in retrospect was a but clumsy.

If we cannot give the benefit of the doubt to someone who has conducted himself with such dignity and respect for the club during an incredibly successful 6 year spell then we cannot give it to anyone.

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I think its between him and Alexis. Perhaps the latter just slightly nudges it.

He might be our third greatest left-sided attacker of all time, behind Liddell and Barnes.

I wish him well in his future career; he seems like a genuinely top bloke. Itā€™s such a pity that he didnā€™t want to see out his career with us but I fully understand his desire to explore pastures new.

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Realistically, Iā€™d say Hazard and Bale were above him.

Sanchez is more of a conversation, Iā€™d take Mane slightly ahead of him.

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Wonder if the club knew about this all along or were they so busy sorting Salah they kinda forgot about Sadio?

Anyways. He leaves a legend. Weā€™ve sold him for what we bought him for and had 6 great years. Heā€™ll win the league next season thatā€™s for sure.

All players come and go. Thatā€™s the football life.

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I think as a pure attacking force, maybe. But Mane achieved the level of threat he reached while doing a lot more work in other areas for the team.

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gnabry ?

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No idea :person_shrugging:

Sadio was my favorite player for these last several years. The first Liverpool shirt I bought in a decade had Maneā€™s name on the back. It was not simply his excellent play - but his grace, his significant generosity both in Liverpool and back in his native Senegal, his character, and his never-give-up attitude that made him someone I was proud to root for. He was part of Kloppā€™s first summer class of signings, and he helped usher in one of the greatest periods in this clubā€™s storied history.

Itā€™s crushing that heā€™s leaving, and Iā€™m grateful itā€™s not to another Premier League side. But while Iā€™m disappointed in his departure, I understand that it was probably the best decision for both the Reds and for Mane. I wish him nothing but the best - except against us, of course.

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Lovely tribute by Dominic King on Sadio.

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