Sadio Mane: Senegal Star’s Progress at Bayern Munich So Far
Posted : 18 April 2023
It appears that neither Sadio Mane nor Bayern Munich have benefited from his transfer from Liverpool.
While Bayern failed to sign a player who might at least partially replace the vacuum created by Robert Lewandowski's move to Barcelona, the Reds lost one of their attack's mainstays.
By no means has Mane played at the level we witnessed during his time at Anfield.
The 31-year-old has played 32 games and scored 11 goals thus far. The fact that Mane has made eight of these appearances this season off the bench may come as a shock. He plays a supporting role rather than a leading one.
Even worse, in the changing area, Mane and Leroy Sane engaged in physical violence.
When Sane attempted to send a short ball to Mane during one of Bayern's rare attempts but Mane instead took a deep run, the two had already begun to argue on the pitch.
After barely 14 minutes on the field as a substitute, Sane addressed Mane about what he believed to have been a mistake.
After the game, Mane protested to Sane about the way he had been addressed on the field, which sparked the brawl and left Sane with a swollen lip.
As a consequence, Mane was fined and suspended from Saturday's Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim by Bayern's management.
Although Mane has allegedly received ample punishment, according to Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel, the altercation has upset the squad.
"I haven't seen the incident myself, as I was in the coaches' room," Tuchel said at a press conference on Friday.
"It was important to me that we resolve that matter before the next training session. We did that yesterday morning. We cleared the air. We are not the first team where something like that happens, and we won't be the last.
"It has caused a cleansing atmosphere."
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