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MICAH RICHARDS: Sadio Mane is my Player of the Season, just how good the Liverpool forward is still goes under the radar... since carrying the weight of a nation on his shoulders the Senegal star has taken his levels up even more

The first time I saw Sadio Mane was during one of the proudest days of my career. At the 2012 Olympic Games, I was part of Great Britain’s football team and we played Senegal in our opening group game.

Mane was at Metz 10 years ago. He was fresh to International football, a little erratic and still had much to learn – but you could see he was a talent. As a squad, we assumed we’d take care of Senegal that day at Old Trafford but the way he played – full of aggression and energy – embodied his team as a whole.