Mane breaks ruthless Premier League record while scoring 100th Liverpool goal
Sadio Mane broke a Premier League record in scoring his 100th goal for Liverpool on Saturday afternoon at Anfield, and Crystal Palace fans will be sick of the sight of him.
The Senegal international has managed the three-figure tally after just 224 outings for the famous club having joined from Southampton for £34million back in 2016.
The 29-year-old has bounced back from scoring just 11 Premier League goals last season by scoring three goals in the opening five games of the current campaign.
Although the home supporters were delighted by his latest contribution, Palace fans will be pleased that they only have to face the forward once more in the league this season.
With his goal against the Eagles on Saturday, Mane broke the record for successive games scored against the same club with an astonishing nine.
That beats the eight in a row that former Arsenal and Manchester United forward Robin van Persie managed against Stoke.
Before the game Liverpool had won eight Premier League games in a row over Palace, scoring 24 goals and conceding only five.
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Klopp said of his forward before kick-off: "Sadio looks really good, he looks really sharp.
"I know we talk about these things when a striker misses some chances, but that he has the amount of chances he has, the amount of finishes he has, that’s actually the important stuff.
"Sadio is in a good moment; a really good moment physically and mentally as well, so really confident and you can see that.
"A player misses a chance and doesn’t look desperate or whatever, he has a smile on his face and he knows, 'I could have done this or this better…’ and all these kind of things.
"It's all good for the moment but Sadio is an exceptional player so he has to perform exceptional because this is the standard we expect from him and he usually delivers."
Mane will have a chance to extend his record when Liverpool take on Palace again on January 22.
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