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'Why not number one?' - Liverpool star Mane hopes to improve on fourth-place Ballon d'Or finish

Goal.com | December 7, 2019

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Liverpool forward Sadio Mane set his sights on winning the Ballon d'Or after finishing fourth in the voting in 2019.

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi claimed the award for a record sixth time at Monday's ceremony in Paris.

Mane's club team-mate Virgil van Dijk was named runner-up, with Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo ranked third, some 210 points behind his Argentine rival.

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Mane was a place further back but the Senegal international has suggested more success with European champions Liverpool could help him compete for France Football's prestigious prize.

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