EPL: Mane confidence not problem – it’s finishing – Klopp
Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has dismissed claims of confidence problems for Sadio Mane.
Mane missed a glorious chance during Tuesday’s 1-0 Premier League defeat at Leicester City to end a goal drought that has now stretched to nine games, equalling his worst such run while a Reds player.
It is in stark contrast to his form earlier in the campaign when the Senegalese netted nine times in his opening 16 appearances.
“Sadio is not a problem with confidence, but the momentum finishing-wise is not there at the moment, you can see that,” said Klopp.
“Otherwise Sadio is playing well.
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“Actually, there’s a funny story. On Friday morning one of our analysts knocks on my door and says ‘boss, can I have two minutes? I actually made a video to show Sadio how much he contributes to our game and how good he is in these moments and these situations’.
“Obviously the intention was to show that he should not be too worried that the finishing isn’t there at the moment, but he’s still an incredibly important player for us. That’s actually the view we have on it.
“As a striker, pretty much all have to go through this kind of thing. It’s happened to Sadio before, he came out of that and scored for us incredibly important goals and I’m pretty positive that he has a good chance to score one on Sunday.
“After that, he is then away for a few weeks, then he is coming back and we can talk about all the things.”