SADIO MANE BELIEVES Liverpool must win all of their remaining Premier League games to claim the title ahead of Manchester City.
Jurgen Klopp’s men recorded a dramatic 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Sunday to return to the top of the table, holding a two-point lead over a City side who have a game in hand.
Mane, one of Liverpool’s stars this season with 20 goals, said his side needed a perfect finish to the campaign to secure a first league title since 1990.
To be honest I think we need to win all of the games, even if it will not be easy,” the Senegal international told UK newspapers.
“But we still can win every game because we are a good team and we play very well.
“Sometimes it’s difficult after the international break because we only had three sessions together. Everyone had been away but now we are back and we started with a win which is very important.
“We have three or four more days to train together to be like before and we’ll go again.”
Liverpool looked set to drop points at home to Spurs before Toby Alderweireld’s calamitous 90th-minute own goal after a Hugo Lloris error.
Mane said the late victory would be a boost for Klopp’s side, who visit Southampton on Friday.
“That’s what makes you more motivated and makes everyone say, ‘let’s go, we can do it’, so I think it’s always important,” he said.
“This is a very, very good sign and I think everything is possible, so let’s do it and win it.”
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I hope he’s right, a win like Sunday’s can be a massive boost to any team. It’s going to be a great few weeks of a run in
@samstheman:
Many a title was won by winning ugly, particularly at this end of the season. The Manchester Derby is the big one in the race. Can’t see Chelsea causing Liverpool any dramas at Anfield and City will roll Spurs at home too.
@Nollaig Elliot: think Cardiff away could be a big game for pool. They’ll play for a point so up to pool to break down a 10 man defence.
@Nollaig Elliot: I’m not expecting it to be one bit pretty to be honest
@Cormac Flanagan:
Maybe so, but don’t Cardiff need to be going for games? If so, that will suit Liverpool. Draws will be no good for them now.
@samstheman:
Haha, I bet you’re not.
@Cormac Flanagan: Cardiff will be well gone by then.
Man City are playing twice a week every game for the rest of the season. There bound to drop pts at least once, probably twice
Top maths
@Mark Collins: it’s not really , does he not realise that they need City to drop points also
@David Weston: pretty sure he does , anyone with half a brain can read between the lines
@Peter Govan: yes of course he does ..
I think they willbut City will also.
If Liverpool and City both win every game left in the PL (not entirely unrealistic), Liverpool would come second with 97 points, which for me, as a Liverpool fan, would be absolutely sickening, but yet so typical