Nice manager Patrick Vieira has labelled Sadio Mane’s fourth-place position at the 2019 Ballon d’Or as “unfair”, saying the Liverpool forward deserved better.
The Senegal international was beaten to the podium by winner Lionel Messi, Reds teammate Virgil van Dijk and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
It came after a season in which Mane scored 22 goals in the Premier League, joint-top scorer with teammate Mohamed Salah and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and four in the Champions League.
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