Liverpool suffered another setback with influential winger Sadio Mané testing positive for Covid-19 The striker is the second Anfield player to test positive in days after Thiago Alcántara’s result who has forced Liverpool’s new signing into a period of self-isolation
Mané, who was in great shape for the Premier League champions, will now miss Sunday’s game at Aston Villa The club said the 28-year-old had shown minor symptoms of the virus but felt healthy overall
A statement from the club read: « Sadio Mané has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self-isolating under necessary guidelines The forward, who started and scored in Monday’s 3-1 win over Arsenal, showed minor symptoms of the virus but feels healthy overall
– However, as with Thiago Alcántara, the Liverpool Football Club is… and will continue to be â ???? follow all protocols relating to Covid-19 and Mané will self-isolate for the required period of timeâ ????
Mané was not part of the Liverpool squad on Thursday night when Jürgen Klopp’s much changed side came out of the Carabao Cup on penalties against Arsenal in the fourth round
Klopp is hoping to have both affected players available when his team return to action after the October 17 international break for the Merseyside derby at Everton
Mané played a central role in Liverpool’s impressive start to the league, scoring both goals in their 2-0 win over Chelsea before scoring against Arsenal
His forced isolation will also affect his international commitments after Mané was named to the Senegalese squad for their upcoming friendlies against Morocco and Mauritania
The player gave an update via Instagram on Friday night: â ???? I have tested positive but feel fine and am not showing heavy symptoms I will immediately begin my quarantine and recovery process Make sure you stay safe and follow all rules to protect yourself and your loved ones in order to ‘avoid a second wave of the Covid-19 virus I will come back stronger than before We are going through this togetherâ ????
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