Sadio Mane netted another big goal for Bayern Munich after Jurgen Klopp admitted that the Senegalese forward was “missed” at Liverpool.
Mane joined Bayern Munich in a £35.1million agreement from Liverpool this summer. The experienced forward pulled the curtain down on six trophy-laden seasons at Anfield after making it clear he wanted a new challenge.
The forward got off to a fast start with the Bundesliga giants, scoring four goals in his first four games. He has continued that scoring streak by netting his 10th goal for his new club – netting the opener against Barcelona in Wednesday night's clash at the Camp Nou.
It was a cool, calm and collected finish by Mane – netting in his third successive Champions League game for Bayern, and his fifth in his last eight matches in all competitions for the club.
Mane hit 120 goals for Liverpool in 269 appearances and collected six major honours during his time in Jurgen Klopp’s side with the Reds struggling to adapt to life without the forward – who proved to be consistently excellent across his Anfield stint.
Klopp said of Mane on Sky Germany earlier this month: "A good guy and a top player. But missing it sounds like I still want him here. I think it's really okay that Sadio just wanted to do something different.
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"Absolutely. I totally respect that. The way it went was great. We knew that he would do something different without breaking up badly. That must be possible in life.
"That's exactly what happened. Missing? Yes! But I'm happy too. That he's where he wanted to be. We'll solve our problems here. Sadio is an outstanding player. Everyone in Munich saw that too. He's absolutely world-class. Everything will be fine."
It was the second 0-3 victory for Bayern at the Camp Nou in successive seasons, having won at the stadium against Barcelona at the same stage of the competition last season. This was another display of ruthlessness from Julian Nagelsmann’s side, with Serge Gnabry helping himself to a hat-trick of assists.
Mane opened the scoring from a fine Gnabry pass before Erick Choupo-Moting doubled the lead. Gnabry's third goal for Bayern was ruled out for offside, but Benjamin Pavard did put the icing on the German side's cake with a late goal to wrap up the win.
