Liverpool winger Sadio Mane has defended his performance against Crystal Palace and insisted he should have been awarded a penalty instead of booked for diving.
The Senegalese winger proved to be a controversial figure in Liverpool's 2-1 win at Selhurst Park. He was first booked after going down under a challenge from James McArthur before narrowly escaping a second yellow when he deliberately picked the ball up.
Mane claims he was surprised that referee Neil Swarbrick didn't award a spot-kick and insists he never feared being sent off later on.
'Honestly, I was thinking he (Swarbrick) was going to give a penalty,' Mane told the Liverpool Echo.