Sadio Mane has revealed he wants to call Manchester City keeper Ederson and discuss the horror clash between the duo at the Etihad Stadium.

Mane was forced to serve a three match ban even though he is adamant he was going for the ball and quickly posted a message on his Facebook page to apologise for the sickening collision that forced Ederson to have eight minutes of treatment on the pitch.

The Liverpool forward says he has yet to speak with the Brazilian keeper and would like the chance to discuss the challenge and put everything behind him.

Mane insists he was deeply affected by the incident and says he would never go out to hurt an opponent.

Mane, speaking to ESPN FC, said: "We don't know each other, but I would love to have his number and send him a proper message. I think it is OK now, though.
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"Honestly, after this incident, I was not OK. I was thinking about the red card, obviously, but we are human beings and we have to be nice to each other.

"If I could do better to ignore [avoid] the collision, I would do my best to do so. But he also did the same. I can't do anything now.

"I would never do this [intentionally], it is part of football. I could not do anything else, I was going to make contact. I was thinking it was a yellow card."

Mane cannot wait to make his return to Liverpool action and score the goals to help the Reds get their season back on track following a disappointing run of form that saw them crash out of the Carabao Cup against Leicester on Tuesday night.

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Mane added: "If I come back on the pitch, I will try to score, make chances, assists, but the suspension is part of football and I think I have forgotten about it already.

"It is not an easy time for me because I would love to play all the time and help my teammates. It's bad, but I have to accept the suspension and wait until my comeback.

"I'm a football player and I love to play and score, to give us goals for the team. The suspension is part of football and I just have to accept it and move forward and be ready for my next game, which is coming soon."