Ballon d'Or Power Ranking: November 2019

Modified Nov 05, 2019 13:06 GMT

#5 Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane in conversation with Manchester United's David de Gea

Between Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, the question of who is the better one is still a hot topic of debate. Though Mane seems to be more capable from a technical standpoint, Mohamed Salah proves to be just as effective on the field. However, the Egyptian's gift of finding goals consistently has overshadowed Mane's reliability this past month.

Having featured 6 times for Liverpool in the month of October, the Senegalese international scored 3 goals. The first came against Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League. The second one came in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Leicester City. More importantly in that game, Mane won the penalty that won Liverpool the game in stoppage time.

His third goal of October came against Genk in the UEFA Champions League. It is rarely that Mane goes a month without mustering an assist and this past month was one such affair for the 27-year-old.

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