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Sadio Mané had long since assumed his place in Liverpool history. He was a scorer in one Champions League final, a winner in another, a catalyst in ending their 30-year wait for a league title, but now he has further evidence of his individual excellence. He joined a distinguished band by becoming the 18th man to register a century of goals for Liverpool. He now finds himself level with Kevin Keegan with John Barnes next in his sights.
Perhaps there was no more fitting, or predictable, victim for a milestone strike than Crystal Palace. By scoring for a ninth successive game against them, Mané equalled Robin van Persie’s Premier League record for picking on one opponent; Palace can now empathise with Stoke, who suffered at the left foot of the Dutchman. Mané’s previous goals against the Londoners clinched Liverpool’s place in the Champions League and brought an anticlimactic end to Roy Hodgson’s managerial career and if Patrick Vieira’s revamped, more adventurous outfit offered a blend of menace and resistance, Jürgen Klopp’s side extended an excellent start to the season.
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Perhaps there was no more fitting, or predictable, victim for a milestone strike than Crystal Palace. By scoring for a ninth successive game against them, Mané equalled Robin van Persie’s Premier League record for picking on one opponent; Palace can now empathise with Stoke, who suffered at the left foot of the Dutchman. Mané’s previous goals against the Londoners clinched Liverpool’s place in the Champions League and brought an anticlimactic end to Roy Hodgson’s managerial career and if Patrick Vieira’s revamped, more adventurous outfit offered a blend of menace and resistance, Jürgen Klopp’s side extended an excellent start to the season.
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