Sadio Mané limps off for Senegal to hand Liverpool fresh injury scare

12-Nov-2021 00:04:49 | The Guardian

Forward taken off ‘as a precaution’ early on against Togo
Substitution in 28th minute of 1-1 draw due to ‘nothing serious’

Sadio Mané was withdrawn early on for Senegal in a World Cup qualifier against Togo on Thursday, providing Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp with more injury jitters. The forward was substituted in the 28th minute, replaced by Villarreal’s Boulaye Dia, shortly after showing visible signs of discomfort following an aerial challenge.

Senegal’s coach, the former Paris Saint-Germain and Birmingham City midfielder Aliou Cissé, said afterwards: “We took him off as a precaution and there is nothing serious,” while conceding that the withdrawal of the 2019 African Footballer of the Year “destabilised us … he is an important player for the team”.