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Sadio Mané scored his 50th Premier League goal in Liverpool on Saturday (October 5th) against Leicester (2-1). He is the 10th player in club history to reach this total. The Senegalese also got the penalty of the victory in the last seconds.
Liverpool lead the championship and place Manchester City, his dolphin, provisionally eight points thanks to this victory won Saturday, October 5 against Leicester (2-1). A success that bears the signature of Sadio Mané.
Launched in depth by James Milner, the Senegalese went on to win his duel with Kasper Schmeichel late in the first period (40th minute). This is his 50th goal in 100 Premier League matches under the colors of the Reds, not to mention his 21 achievements with Southampton between 2014 and 2016.
A goal and a penalty caused: Mané is essential
Sadio Mané is the 10th player in Liverpool history to reach 50 goals in the Premier League. He joins Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Luis Suarez, Fernando Torres, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Dirk Kuyt and Daniel Sturridge.
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For a little over 10 minutes, the leader of the championship thought to suffer his first hitch after the equalization of James Maddison (80th). But despite a sluggish performance, Liverpool won at Anfield Road, and this is largely thanks to Sadio Mané. The attacker took advantage of a mistake by the defense to provoke Marc Albrighton's fault. The referee gave a deserved penalty and James Milner scored the winning goal (90 + 5).
Liverpool takes the lead and chases a Manchester City record
Liverpool now has eight wins in as many league games this season. A series that even rises to 17 ranks successes counting those gleaned at the end of last season. The record of consecutive victories, held by Manchester City (18), is very close.
To match him, Sadio Mané and his teammates will have to win on the field of their rivals, Manchester United, on October 20th. If the Red Devils fall in their turn, then Liverpool will be able to seize the record of consecutive wins against Tottenham on October 27.