Sadio Mane insists he and his Liverpool team-mate must replicate their performance against RB Leipzig from here on out if they are to turn around their underwhelming campaign.
Liverpool put up a solid performance against the Bundesliga side in Hungary, which saw Mohamed Salah and Mane bag second-half goals to win the first leg at the Puskas Arena on Tuesday.
The comprehensive victory came just days after Jurgen Klopp conceded they were no longer title contenders in the Premier League following a run of three successive defeats.
However, their European prospects are still in full swing after they seized control of their last-16 tie – and Mane believes they can still win silverware if they play like they did against Julian Nagelsmann's men from here on out.
'I think it wasn't an easy game. We have had a really tough time but we never doubted [ourselves],' Mane told the club's official website.
'We knew it wouldn't be an easy game from the beginning and it's not a surprise for us, so we are doing our best, we keep fighting like we can and tonight we showed our character.
'We played good football, even though it wasn't our best, but at least tonight I think we deserved to win.
'For us it's extra motivation [the recent tough spell]. Like I said, it's not easy for us but it doesn't make us bad and for sure this is sometimes normal.
'We know what to do now and I think we have to play every single game [with] this kind of performance, otherwise it won't be easy for us. Let's do our best and try every game to be like our best.'
Up next for Liverpool is the Merseyside derby against rivals Everton at Anfield.
The two sides are separated by one place in the table and three points, while the Toffees have a game in hand on their rivals.
Liverpool are looking to register their first win at home since beating West Ham on January 31.
Houkoptuz
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Go go go Salah
Vaebcmrty
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You and your other members will walk alone this season Yo.
and it happened bro.
Vaebcmrty
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that's will not happen. stvpid
I was right bro.
Vaebcmrty
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Ogun kill all your family alive fool
and I was right. stupid
J-Hills
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bro. are you stupid? u must be a fool. did I bring anyone's father into this. You Stupid
Ogun kill all your family alive fool
J-Hills
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please remove that badge cus you are not a Liverpool fan how can you abuse his father infact your family as a whole are bunch of bullocks and you are an idiotic fanfare
Ogun kill all your family members Animals kingdom family
Shimz-22
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lol. you are so ignorant, nobody makes mistake in football if they were not being pressured and pressed.
Thanks Mr genious😂
shaunsilva
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@afy we beat West Ham away.
Nizwest
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Mane needs to start scoring more, the weight is too much on Mo' ...' we are playing very well even the games we are losing we just need more goals. we were the better team at Leicester but we had 7 minutes of madness and the game was lost....
Suuelotu
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Man city is going to beat Liverpool by 23 points this season to show that there the greatest team in England by far
in your dreams, why don't you mind your team,it shows you ain't proud of your team
Suuelotu
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they should not be dillusioned by that simple win,Everton is on the horizon and its them that altered their season after pickford collided with van dijk and since then liverpool have never been the same again. they may instill more miseries on liverpool forgettable season on Saturday
Yes they altered it but we can readjust it by beating them black & blue so we be back to our winning ways, that's the challenge we are optimistic.
Toddlmnpsz
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You just Jealous. LMAO [Crylaugh][Crylaugh] if psg went to UCL Final, so what? it was only 1 leg anyway. Bastatd Jealously. keep crying
Why are pool fans so aggressive get a life
jindikpz
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Man city is going to beat Liverpool by 23 points this season to show that there the greatest team in England by far
that is why this season you only celebrate birthdays
Mombcdekop
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they should not be dillusioned by that simple win,Everton is on the horizon and its them that altered their season after pickford collided with van dijk and since then liverpool have never been the same again. they may instill more miseries on liverpool forgettable season on Saturday
ajasaemma2004
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Alisson didn't make three mistakes come on dude. I don't remember Arnold making one. It is because of you people call us deluded. Tell the truth don't oppress
Arnold allowed Sterling to cut inside and then sterling fired a shot which was saved by Allison but Gundogan pounced on the rebound and foden‘s last goal was fired straight at Allison but he couldn’t keep it because of his confidence level please next time watch the match and stop saying trash
Emily12747
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Why won't fans share ideas on this platform to make football look like a fans game instead of insults???? No team can win all the you win today you lose tommorow that makes the game competitive stop using the abusive words and insults
Ask these Man United fans. Everywhere they go , they insults. Sometimes racist Abuse. Same goes to Chelsea fans.
Emily12747
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Man city is going to beat Liverpool by 23 points this season to show that there the greatest team in England by far
You just Jealous. LMAO [Crylaugh][Crylaugh] if psg went to UCL Final, so what? it was only 1 leg anyway. Bastatd Jealously. keep crying
hoeebisms009
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All the goals were mistake three from Allison and one from Arnold
Alisson didn't make three mistakes come on dude. I don't remember Arnold making one. It is because of you people call us deluded. Tell the truth don't oppress
ajasaemma2004
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They scored 2 goals without our mistake so just be humble and admit they were better than us
All the goals were mistake three from Allison and one from Arnold
Cukimoz
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Ok...I'm not saying this as a hater but as a football analyst too....both goals were given to Liverpool on a silver platter, other than that the performance wasn't really convincing, yes the result matters at the end of the day but is that the kind of performance you'll aim for? If so then that explains why Liverpool are doing so badly now I know they'll get back up but you've got to set a hugger standard and a better benchmark
you are talking about performance. We performed well against Leicester City and we ended up losing the game. Most of you guys said we did not deserve to win. The same goes to leipzig, they didn't deserve to win
Cukimoz
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A benchmark??? they scored just because RB Leipzig made mistakes😂
we made the same mistakes against Manchester City and we paid for it.
Vaebcmrty
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Your Father animal like you
bro. are you stupid? u must be a fool. did I bring anyone's father into this. You Stupid
Toddlmnpsz
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can you see yourself,faliure
Shows how bad the league was last season the shocks were psg getting to final CL Liverpool winning pl that will never happen again
yusbelotyz
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Man city is going to beat Liverpool by 23 points this season to show that there the greatest team in England by far
can you see yourself,faliure
yusbelotyz
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God bless you my brother
lukzlat910
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agree with you brother. we need more creativity and midfield needs to get stronger. Then only our three guys up front will be able to score freely
Yeah
Toddlmnpsz
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Man city is going to beat Liverpool by 23 points this season to show that there the greatest team in England by far
lukzlat910
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Considering our injuries and out of form players, this benchmark is not so bad at all considering we dominated the game against in form Leipzig and won too. Also, when last season we said the same about Atletico, people were so quick to judge by telling us just accept the defeat and move on instead of giving excuses because we really lost the game due to Adrian
True, you have a point there
hoeebisms009
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Did Man City do anything apart from the mistakes we made
They scored 2 goals without our mistake so just be humble and admit they were better than us
ajasaemma2004
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I think he's right we completely switched off in second half against City. All we did was keep passing around and did not create good chances to get into goalscoring positions. It's true tho Alisson errors caused us mistakes but it was due to City's pressing
Did Man City do anything apart from the mistakes we made
fauikoru
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our midfielder is not good iam waiting our best three midfielders together fabinho gini Henderson together
themainman
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seriously this game didn't even get that much attention.
Tekaklosuz
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Ok...I'm not saying this as a hater but as a football analyst too....both goals were given to Liverpool on a silver platter, other than that the performance wasn't really convincing, yes the result matters at the end of the day but is that the kind of performance you'll aim for? If so then that explains why Liverpool are doing so badly now I know they'll get back up but you've got to set a hugger standard and a better benchmark
agree with you brother. we need more creativity and midfield needs to get stronger. Then only our three guys up front will be able to score freely
Nindmopu
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Your father animal. Like you
please remove that badge cus you are not a Liverpool fan how can you abuse his father infact your family as a whole are bunch of bullocks and you are an idiotic fanfare
hoeebisms009
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can you please check d stats of that match and tell me how Liverpool's performance wasn't good??
I think he's right we completely switched off in second half against City. All we did was keep passing around and did not create good chances to get into goalscoring positions. It's true tho Alisson errors caused us mistakes but it was due to City's pressing
Ardhiograph
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You're about to get clapped by Atletico so maybe you should be worried abt that
lmao. do you even understand what I was saying?. all Liverpool fans are so salty this day. 😂😂
hoeebisms009
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Ok...I'm not saying this as a hater but as a football analyst too....both goals were given to Liverpool on a silver platter, other than that the performance wasn't really convincing, yes the result matters at the end of the day but is that the kind of performance you'll aim for? If so then that explains why Liverpool are doing so badly now I know they'll get back up but you've got to set a hugger standard and a better benchmark
Considering our injuries and out of form players, this benchmark is not so bad at all considering we dominated the game against in form Leipzig and won too. Also, when last season we said the same about Atletico, people were so quick to judge by telling us just accept the defeat and move on instead of giving excuses because we really lost the game due to Adrian
hoeebisms009
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well. that wasn't a good performance. but if we saw it from the past few match, I can understand.
You're about to get clapped by Atletico so maybe you should be worried abt that
hoeebisms009
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A benchmark??? they scored just because RB Leipzig made mistakes😂
Oh yeah I forgot they should've stand there and clap while they made their mistake. You lot are a joke
bialnuz
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It was sloppy mistakes and given to City on a silver platter too, but the performance by Liverpool wasn't good either
can you please check d stats of that match and tell me how Liverpool's performance wasn't good??
Ardhiograph
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Who are u We aren’t reporting to u so tell sack fc it
lmao.
YNWApool
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mane should tell useless allison
You’re really disappointing Useless football follower
YNWApool
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well. that wasn't a good performance. but if we saw it from the past few match, I can understand.
Who are u We aren’t reporting to u so tell sack fc it
tinomukutafy
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Form top 4 we moved to top 2 so there is a improvement We can challenge
the league isnt over yet still 14 games to go bro...Ole I don't see him bringing the best out United with his tactics...he needs a tactical advisor like Sir Alex who knows how to install winning mentality in his players
Chrismaris1
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till we start to chase and run and tackle well in the midfield we will be having pressure at the back
lukzlat910
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in one word, describe d kind of goals Liverpool conceded against Manchester City... if you are truly a football fan, you will b truthful about that... mistakes from d goalkeeper gifted them two goals...
It was sloppy mistakes and given to City on a silver platter too, but the performance by Liverpool wasn't good either
Hotbcdkmn
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Why won't fans share ideas on this platform to make football look like a fans game instead of insults???? No team can win all the you win today you lose tommorow that makes the game competitive stop using the abusive words and insults
bialnuz
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I am being truthful, and what you said is the truth too, but if you're comparing the City game, despite you giving them the goals the performance was horrendous, 1st half Liverpool played well but the 2nd half you just switched off, as for the Leicester game it was one you should've won
in one word, describe d kind of goals Liverpool conceded against Manchester City... if you are truly a football fan, you will b truthful about that... mistakes from d goalkeeper gifted them two goals...
lukzlat910
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What about the loss against Leicester City and Manchester City?? I believe d goals were also given to them on a platter... Liverpool didn't play badly against those guys.... they were just unlucky... so please be truthful when you make some certain statements...
I am being truthful, and what you said is the truth too, but if you're comparing the City game, despite you giving them the goals the performance was horrendous, 1st half Liverpool played well but the 2nd half you just switched off, as for the Leicester game it was one you should've won
bialnuz
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Ok...I'm not saying this as a hater but as a football analyst too....both goals were given to Liverpool on a silver platter, other than that the performance wasn't really convincing, yes the result matters at the end of the day but is that the kind of performance you'll aim for? If so then that explains why Liverpool are doing so badly now I know they'll get back up but you've got to set a hugger standard and a better benchmark
What about the loss against Leicester City and Manchester City?? I believe d goals were also given to them on a platter... Liverpool didn't play badly against those guys.... they were just unlucky... so please be truthful when you make some certain statements...