Liverpool lost their best player in Sadio Mane this summer and are not the same without him, according to Jamie O’Hara.
The pundit, speaking in the video below from talkSPORT, believes Luis Diaz won’t be able to replace what Mane brought to the Liverpool team, suggesting that the Senegal international was actually their best player, even if Mohamed Salah often gets more of the credit.
Watch the video clip below in full, as O’Hara says it now seems that Liverpool are no longer genuine title challengers this season after the departure of Mane, which, it must be said, increasingly looks like one of the major transfer blunders of the whole summer…
? “Everyone’s chasing City but I don’t think Liverpool are challengers this year!”
? “They’re missing Mane! Diaz is never going to get the numbers that Mane got.”
?? “They’ve lost their best player!”@MrJamieOHara1 doesn’t think #LFC are challenging for the #PL title! ? pic.twitter.com/M24g10abd0
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) September 5, 2022
Mane did great work for Liverpool both on and off the ball, and he’ll now surely be a major asset for Bayern Munich.
? EXCLUSIVE ?
?? @FabrizioRomano on Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain failing to make the #LFC #UCL squad: "I believe that next summer both players will evaluate their future. Keita has already had opportunities in the summer…"
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— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) September 5, 2022
Diaz has also performed well for LFC since moving from Porto back in January, so it perhaps seems a bit premature of O’Hara to be writing him off, but at the same time it’s no doubt the Colombian winger has big boots to fill in Jurgen Klopp’s squad.
FSG should let their money play for the club.They are to blame for the cirsis at LFC.Other clubs bought quality players right in front of their eyes.They ara not proud of their club at all.The club did make money last season.They finished second in the log and runners up in the Champion’s league. They won Carabo and FA cup.They sold some players .Instead of backing Klop they banked the money.When Klop said he had enough players he was just compromising, knowing well there would be no difference even if he said he.needed more.
It is uncertain that we will sign Bellingham next summer because he will be reluctant to play in Europa or Conference league if we are lucky to qualify.Once again I wish to implore FSG to sell the club while it still has a value.
It is too early for doomsday predictions. Pundits like to say crazy things to keep their show relevant. Liverpool will be back once injury issues are resolved. In last game they were very unlucky as they hit the woodwork 3 times. Just a phase of badluck.