The Senegal international scored in the Champions League final as the Reds agonisingly fell at the ultimate hurdle with a 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid in Kiev.
That low moment took nothing away from the team’s thrilling surge through the tournament’s knockout stages, however, with Mane netting in every round.
And rather than block out the experience, the No.10 – who has scored seven goals so far in 2018-19 – and the squad are using it to drive towards better things.
“It was a great season,” Mane told BBC Sport. “Sadly, we didn’t win something but for this season it is motivation for us, to repeat it and try to go for it, and win it.