Peter Smith

You know, he's got a one-on-one finish in the Bournemouth game.

There's a kind of close range poachers finish in the West Ham game.

And he's that brilliant piece of control and turn and finish again with his weaker foot against Norwich.

So it just shows his completeness for me.

I just think, you know, he's been absolutely outstanding.

And apart from that, you know, it's no coincidence that Atletico Madrid targeted him in the first leg of that Champions League game, you know, trying to, you know, put him off his game and eventually forcing Klopp to take him off.

you know, they knew he's their most dangerous player.

And if you need any more convincing, then what about Lionel Messi?

I'm not sure who he is.

Saying that after he won the Ballon d'Or last year, saying that he would have given it to Mane and that he'd voted for Mane.

You know, I think Klopp's often said that Mane maybe doesn't get the kind of recognition outside of the club that maybe he gets, you know, inside the club.

But I think that has now kind of changed, hasn't it?

And he does

he does get that kind of wider recognition.

And if you ask any defender in the Premier League which player they would least like to face, I would wager that a lot of them would say Mane.

Yeah, I mean, he's just incredible, isn't he?

And that tackle stat really shows his off-the-ball work and everything else.

I mean, he's got seven assists this season as well, which is second only to Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool.

So, I mean, it's just that completeness, isn't it?

He's so efficient, so effective and just such a great player.