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title: "Diouf: Mane deserves Ballon d’Or more than Mbappe"
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author: "Abdullah Mulla"
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published: "2019-10-25T07:00:06Z"
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# Diouf: Mane deserves Ballon d’Or more than Mbappe

Former Liverpool man El-Hadji Diouf has revealed that he believes current winger Sadio Mane deserves to win the Ballon d’Or award more than Kylian Mbappe.

The Paris Saint Germain youngster enjoyed a stellar season for club and country, winning the Ligue 1 title and the World Cup.

![Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/10/1071869500.jpg)

However, Mane was influential in helping Jurgen Klopp’s side lift the UEFA Champions League. As quoted on [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/el-hadji-diouf-reckons-liverpool-player-deserves-ballon-dor-mbappe/), who source [LeParisien](https://www.leparisien.fr/), Diouf said:

> I think Sadio Mané had a better year than Kylian Mbappé. He deserves the Ballon d’Or more on a personal and collective point of view. We can’t compare the French and English leagues. There’s more effort required in the Premier League.

> For me, the podium would be Lionel Messi, Virgil Van Dijk and Mané just by the leagues they play in.

Does Mane deserve to win the prestigious award?

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Why not? He was one of Liverpool’s main players last season and netted 22 times in the Premier League, finishing as the joint top goal-scorer.

Even though Mbappe scored 39 times in all competitions last season, Diouf’s remarks about the difficulty and competitive nature of the Premier League makes sense.

Overall, winning it could be a step too far for Mane this year, but finishing in the top three is certainly a big possibility.