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Blow for Liverpool as Sadio Mane suffers hand injury in Senegal training

Liverpool might be worried about Sadio Mane’s fitness after the forward broke his left thumb on Monday.

The pacy attacker was taken to the hospital after damaging his hand during Senegal’s preparation for the return fixture of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan.

Sadio Mane was taken to the hospital this afternoon due to a minor injury in his hand ahead of Senegal's game against Sudan. pic.twitter.com/xOIoZmWMKK

— Mootaz Chehade (@MHChehade) October 15, 2018

Mane played a crucial part in the Teranga Lions’ 3-0 defeat of Sudan on Saturday but he is expected to miss Tuesday’s return leg in Khartoum as a precautionary step.