Speaking at his press conference ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League opener against Norwich City on Friday evening, Jurgen Klopp revealed that Sadio Mane is in contention to feature in the game, despite only returning to Melwood earlier this week.
Klopp says that Sadio Mane could be involved v Norwich despite only returning to Melwood to start pre-season this week. #LFC
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) August 8, 2019
Mane captained Senegal to the final of the African Cup of Nation, where they lost 1-0 to Algeria and he was given a few weeks off to rest after the tournament.
The winger only returned to Melwood on Monday but Klopp revealed that he’s returned in good shape and as such, he could feature on Friday.
Some Liverpool fans, as is often the case, took to Twitter to react to the news.
These fans, understandably, were happy to see that Mane could take part in the game.
Yes!!!
— Bruusman (@CreamyCurtis) August 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/Carl_M79/status/1159435277095591942
However, others used the winger’s return as an opportunity to gripe about the club deciding not to sign another forward during the summer, as Klopp confirmed that any activity is unlikely on deadline day.
He’ll have to be. There’s no quality cover.
— M (@briggs84) August 8, 2019
Yeah…who needs a rest. Might as well run our front three into the ground from Week 1. Absolutely crazy not a single front three signing was made. Borderline lunacy. #LFC
— Jon Clark (@jon9clark) August 8, 2019
