Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating, the club said Friday.
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“Sadio Mane has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines,” Liverpool said in a statement.
“The forward, who started and scored in Monday’s 3-1 victory over Arsenal, has displayed minor symptoms of the virus but feels in good health overall.
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“However, like with Thiago Alcantara, Liverpool Football Club are – and will continue to – follow all protocols relating to Covid-19 and Mane will self-isolate for the required period of time.”
Thiago, who joined the Premier League champions from Bayern Munich last month, missed a league game Arsenal last weekend, after his own positive test was announced.
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Both players will be absent for The Reds’ trip to Aston Villa on Sunday, as they look maintain their perfect start to the season.
Club manager, Jurgen Klopp, will hope to have both players available, when club football action returns after the international break for the Merseyside derby at Everton on October 17, 2020.
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Mane, 28, has been in superb form this season, scoring both goals in Liverpool’s win over Chelsea, before also netting against the Gunners.
His enforced isolation will also affect his international commitments, after he was named in Senegal’s squad for their upcoming friendlies against Morocco and Mauritania
