Your morning Liverpool digest on Monday, August 15.
What Sadio Mane sent Liverpool employees as forward says 'thank you' with classy gesture
Sadio Mane may well have moved on from Liverpool, but it seems the club remains close to his heart regardless.
The Senegalese star spent six years at Anfield and became a key player for Jurgen Klopp, remaining injury-free and scoring important goals on a number of occasions for the team. His £35million departure was confirmed in June, which saw the Reds receive a fixed fee of £27.4m with a further £7.7m in potential add-ons.
Mane has hit the ground running since signing for the Bundesliga giants, scoring on his debut in a Super Cup victory over RB Leipzig and further adding to his account on the opening day of the Bundesliga season away to Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Bidding farewell to a club he spent his best years at will not have been easy for the 30-year-old, who reportedly watched Liverpool for 'as long as possible' during their Community Shield win over Manchester City last month, having been in action with Bayern later on the same day.
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Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness agree on how Chelsea could challenge Liverpool in title race
Jamie Carragher believes Chelsea are best placed to challenge Liverpool and Manchester City for Premier League glory this season.
Thomas Tuchel's side were held to a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge this afternoon, with Harry Kane heading home in the dying embers of the match to snatch a share of the spoils. Going into the match, Spurs had been mentioned as the side capable of mounting a possible title bid and displayed character to come from behind twice in the match.
Chelsea appeared to be in a three-way tussle for top spot with City and Liverpool last season but fell dramatically off the pace following the turn of the year. Many believe the Londoners are still lacking a proven goalscorer to be able to close the gap on the division's leading duo, a sentiment Carragher agrees with.
Asked where the 'right striker' could take Chelsea this campaign, the ex-Liverpool defender told Sky Sports: "To being the nearest challengers to Liverpool and Man City - as they were last season. I felt they would have a point to prove as there has been so much talk about Tottenham this season.
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