Sadio Mane is more deserving of Ballon d’Or recognition than Kylian Mbappe, says El Hadji Diouf, with the former Liverpool star backing the claims of a fellow Senegalese to lofty standing in the 2019 vote.
A man who endured a troubled spell at Anfield in his playing days has not always spoken highly of those on Merseyside.
Diouf is, however, prepared to make an exception when it comes to a countryman who has starred for Liverpool in recent years.
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Mane is a Premier League Golden Boot winner and a key cog in Jurgen Klopp’s well-oiled machine, with his exploits considered to have him above Paris Saint-Germain’s World Cup-winning striker Mbappe.