Liverpool news: Sadio Mane injury is massive, especially for Man Utd - David Ginola

SADIO MANE’s injury is an even bigger loss for Liverpool because of the run of fixtures they have coming up.

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That is the view of former Premier League star and pundit David Ginola.

Mane was yesterday ruled out for the next six weeks after injuring his hamstring on international duty with Senegal.

He will miss the huge clash against Manchester United this Saturday at Anfield, as well as both Champions League group games against Maribor.

Mane will also be absent for the Premier League trip to Wembley to face Tottenham next weekend.

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Liverpool news: Sadio Mane's injury is huge, especially with Man Utd on Saturday, says Ginola

On average Liverpool with Mane and without Mane, you can see the difference

David Ginola on Liverpool star Sadio Mane

Ginola believes it is the wrong time for Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp to lose one of his star assets. 

He says Mane is one of only a few players who can single-handedly make differences to games.

“For Jurgen Klopp it’s a massive loss,” Ginola said on talkSPORT.

“On average Liverpool with Mane and without Mane, you can see the difference. 

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Liverpool news: Sadio Mane's injury is set to rule him out for six weeks

“The difference is massive, so you can’t at this stage lose a player like him. 

“There’s not so many players out there that can make differences by themselves. 

Liverpool especially we talk a lot about (Philippe) Coutinho, Sadio Mane is another one. 

“When you are Jurgen Klopp facing games like the ones coming up, very tricky, very important ones, you need your best assets to put into the starting XI.”

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