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Mohamed Salah contract ends in 18 months

Klopp not concerned by Salah contract talks

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists everyone is clear on what they want from Mohamed Salah's contract negotiations but the complexity of them means time will be needed.

Soccer • 06 Dec 21

'You can see it in games they go for him because they want to wind him up'

Klopp urges Mane to get 'pay-back with football'

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has told forward Sadio Mane to "pay back with football" any opponents who target him on the pitch.

Soccer • 27 Nov 21

Harvey Elliott has returned to running after his ankle operation

Liverpool sweat on Mane as Elliott steps up recovery

Liverpool forward Harvey Elliott has given manager Jurgen Klopp some rare good news over the international break by returning to outdoor work following his serious ankle injury.

Soccer • 15 Nov 21

Jurgen Klopp said replacing Sadio Mane was 'the right thing to do'

Klopp: I hated having to substitute Mane

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted he hated having to substitute Sadio Mane at half-time of their 2-0 Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid but he feared the visitors' gamesmanship would get the player sent off.

Soccer • 03 Nov 21

Sadio Mane scored Liverpool's second goal

Liverpool defeat Atletico to book last-16 spot

Liverpool booked their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League with two matches to spare after a comfortable 2-0 win over ten-man Atletico Madrid.

Soccer • 03 Nov 21

Sadio Mane scored his 100th Liverpool goal on his 224th appearance

Klopp praises contribution of record-breaker Mane

Jurgen Klopp praised Sadio Mane's "massive achievement" of scoring 100 goals for Liverpool as the Senegal international kickstarted the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace which took them top of the Premier League.

Soccer • 18 Sep 21

Elliott injury mars Liverpool's win over Leeds

Mohamed Salah fired his 100th Premier League goal as Liverpool won 3-0 at Leeds to move level on points with Manchester United and Chelsea at the top of the table.

Soccer • 12 Sep 21

Mane double helps Liverpool seal Champions League spot

Sadio Mane's two goals ensured Liverpool delivered when it mattered as their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace secured not only Champions League football but a surprise third-placed finish.

Soccer • 23 May 21

Klopp on Mane: 'We will talk, then it will be sorted'

Jurgen Klopp insists he is completely relaxed about his relationship with Sadio Mane after the forward snubbed post-match congratulations from his Liverpool manager.

Soccer • 14 May 21

Sadio Mane in action against Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson at Old Trafford

Klopp keeps cool over Mane post-match snub

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said there was no conflict between himself and striker Sadio Mane despite the Sengalese forward's snub at the end of the 4-2 Premier League win at Manchester United.

Soccer • 13 May 21

Sadio Mane: "If you ask me what is wrong I will struggle to give you an answer."

Mane had medical tests to try and explain poor form

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane admits he is enduring the worst season of his career and was so concerned about his form he even underwent medical tests to check nothing was physically wrong.

Liverpool • 11 May 21

Thiago and Sadio Mane found the net for Liverpool

Liverpool see off Saints to keep top four hopes alive

Liverpool kept their faint top-four hopes alive with a 2-0 Premier League victory at home to Southampton courtesy of goals in each half from Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara.

Soccer • 08 May 21

Window smashed on Madrid team coach outside Anfield

Real Madrid's team coach had a window smashed ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg at Anfield.

Soccer • 14 Apr 21

'He deserves more credit than me and Mo, for sure,' Mane says of his team-mate

Mane leaps to Firmino's defence amid criticism

Liverpool's Sadio Mane has sprung to the defence of fellow forward Roberto Firmino.

Soccer • 23 Feb 21

Champions League win won't fix everything, says Klopp

Jurgen Klopp knows Liverpool's 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig in the Champions League does not gloss over their domestic form but the German was satisfied after proving the doubters wrong in Budapest.

Soccer • 17 Feb 21

Jordan Henderson was among the goals for Liverpool

Reds still have room for improvement, warns Henderson

Jordan Henderson has warned Liverpool have more to come following some sloppy moments in their record-breaking 7-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Soccer • 20 Dec 20

Jurgen Klopp admits that the Covid-19 pandemic has added to his international break concerns

Covid concerns add to Klopp's worries

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits the coronavirus pandemic has added to the issues facing clubs around the international break.

Soccer • 03 Oct 20

Sadio Mane the latest Liverpool star to get Covid-19

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for coronavirus.

Soccer • 02 Oct 20

Diogo Jota is off to a strong start to live at Liverpool

Jota can learn from watching Mane, says Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Diogo Jota will learn a lot from watching Sadio Mane and backed his new signing to make significant improvements once he is operating on more than "20 per cent information".

Soccer • 29 Sep 20

Liverpool's Senegalese striker Sadio Mane breaks the deadlock

Mane magic helps Liverpool break down stubborn Villa

Sadio Mane's 50th Anfield strike and a late Curtis Jones goal edged champions Liverpool to within 11 points of the Premier League century mark as relegation-threatened Aston Villa were left to rue what might have been.

Soccer • 05 Jul 20

Jurgen Klopp: 'The way they played, the passion we showed was so exceptional, there was moments that I couldn't believe it'

Klopp: The atmosphere on the pitch was incredible

It should have been a night when a packed Anfield celebrated why Liverpool are set to win the Premier League but after a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, Jurgen Klopp said his players had created their own atmosphere in front of an empty Kop.

Soccer • 25 Jun 20

Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates his opener at Anfield

Liverpool shatter Palace to edge closer to league crown

Liverpool picked up the pace to move within two points of a first league title in 30 years after tearing apart Crystal Palace in a 4-0 win at Anfield.

Soccer • 24 Jun 20

'I will accept, it's part of life. Hopefully we will win it next year'

Mane would understand if Liverpool are denied title

Sadio Mane says he would understand if Liverpool were denied the Premier League title even though they were on the brink of glory when coronavirus forced a shutdown.

Soccer • 08 Apr 20

Sadio Mane promises Liverpool 'will be ready' for upcoming challenges

Sadio Mane vows Liverpool reaction after form downturn

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has vowed the runaway Premier League leaders will produce a reaction after a run of defeats in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.

Soccer • 04 Mar 20

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted he feels for Man City counterpart Pep Guardiola after City's European ban.

Klopp feeling sorry for Guardiola in wake of City ban

Jurgen Klopp feels sorry for rival manager Pep Guardiola and his players following Manchester City's ban from the Champions League.

Soccer • 15 Feb 20