Mané already has a replacement at Liverpool and it's not Luis Díaz

Reds legend highlights similarities with Senegalese

10/09/2022, 01:42 AM +00:00

Former England international footballer John Barnes, in an interview for Bonus Code Bets, was questioned about striker Diogo Jota, seeing in the Portuguese player certain characteristics that make him similar to former Bayern Munich star Sadio Mané, something that could favour Mohamed Salah, who has not been able to find that partner in attack.

The system of play managed by Jurgen Klopp at the start of the season is very changeable, because starting with Salah as the base, the striker who accompanies him can vary according to the opponent, with the team having to get used to these constant adjustments as happened at the time with the creation of the duo of the Egyptian and the Senegalese.

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Starting with a constantly changing attack during each matchday, Diego Jota is the one who has the best average in front of goal in relation to the games played with this institution, because while Roberto Firmino has a hundred goals with Liverpool, the Portuguese is already around 40 goals in almost a fifth of the minutes that the Brazilian has.

In their respective footballing proportions, there is some truth in what the former Liverpool man said, as Jota, like Mané, starts on the left wing, both playing well in front of goal where the Egyptian's passes have always been the key to a lethal and winning attack, and there is still an expectation that Diogo's high point will be able to match the Senegal international's stellar form at Anfield.

How Jota resembles Mané?

After Diogo Jota's return from injury, the Portuguese striker has only one task ahead of him and that is to get back into competitive rhythm so that he can once again be a key and reliable player for Jurgen Klopp, who is looking for the player who can save a disastrous start to the season. The Reds striker has a total of 34 goals and nine assists in 87 games, and is close to breaking his own record set when he was a Wolverhampton player.