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Sadio Mane receives the FASTEST booking on record in Premier League history as Chelsea fans feel he's lucky not to be sent off for elbow on Cesar Azpilicueta after just 15 seconds... before scoring to put Liverpool 1-0 up

Sadio Mane had an eventful start in Liverpool's must-win clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The 29-year-old in his last match before he joins up with the Senegal squad for the African Cup of Nations, was booked just 15 seconds after the game got underway.

In a action-packed opening to the match, Mane then capitalised on a mistake from Trevoh Chalobah to put Liverpool 1-0 up after nine minutes.

Sadio Mane caught Cesar Azpilicueta with an elbow just six seconds into the match
Anthony Taylor showed him the yellow card eight seconds later - though some felt he should have been shown a red

Some fans on social media though felt that the Liverpool forward was let off lightly with his booking and should have been sent off.