Sadio Mane joins exclusive Liverpool club with strike vs Crystal Palace

By Josh Barker


Published: May 23, 2021 4:58 pm

Last Updated: May 23, 2021 9:07 pm

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace

Liverpool are currently locked in Premier League action vs Crystal Palace at Anfield.

The tie was of little importance to the visitors ahead of kick-off, though the Eagles were no doubt keen to see Roy Hodgson end his time with the club on the back of a positive result.

Liverpool, on the other hand, had it all to play for on Sunday, having begun the day in 4^th, but with Leicester City only behind them on goal difference.

So, to ensure their spot in next season’s Champions League, Jurgen Klopp and co. needed to pick up all three points on Sunday.

Mane joins exclusive Liverpool club

And, at the time of writing, that is exactly what Liverpool are on course to do.

The deadlock was broken by the hosts after 36 minutes, when Sadio Mane poked home from a corner:

MASSIVE GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL! 🔴

Sadio Mane scraps it over the line from the corner and that goal sees Liverpool back into the Champions League spots!

📺 Watch #LIVCRY on Sky Sports Main Event 📺 pic.twitter.com/5uoY66aaJf

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 23, 2021

And, as well as marking a potentially huge goal for Liverpool in their hunt for Champions League football, Mane’s latest strike also saw him join an exclusive Reds club.

As revealed by Opta, the Senegalese is only the second player to score 10+ Premier League goals in five consecutive seasons for Liverpool. Michael Owen, who did so in seven campaigns in a row between 1997-98 and 2003-04, is the only other player to have achieved the feat:

🔴 Sadio Mane is only the second player to score 10+ PL goals in 5 consecutive seasons for Liverpool after Michael Owen, who did so 7 seasons in a row from 1997-98 to 2003-04 #LIVCRY

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) May 23, 2021

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	38	51	86
2	Manchester United FC	38	29	74
3	Liverpool FC	38	26	69
4	Chelsea FC	38	22	67
5	Leicester City FC	38	18	66
6	West Ham United FC	38	15	65
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	38	23	62
8	Arsenal FC	38	16	61
9	Leeds United	38	8	59
10	Everton FC	38	-1	59
11	Aston Villa FC	38	9	55
12	Newcastle United FC	38	-16	45
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	-16	45
14	Crystal Palace FC	38	-25	44
15	Southampton FC	38	-21	43
16	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	38	-6	41
17	Burnley FC	38	-22	39
18	Fulham FC	38	-26	28
19	West Bromwich Albion	38	-41	26
20	Sheffield United FC	38	-43	23

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Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	23
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	15
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	14
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	11
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	11
Bale, Gareth	Tottenham Hotspur FC	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	11
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	12
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	11
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	10
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	9
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	7
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Dallas, Stuart	Leeds United	0	7
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	14
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	12
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Raphinha	Leeds United	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	8
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	8
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	7
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	7
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	7
Eze, Eberechi	Crystal Palace FC	7
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	7
Robertson, Andrew	Liverpool FC	7

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