Liverpool supporters have taken to social media to express their disappointment after star man Sadio Mane picked up an injury on international duty.
Sky Sports reported that the 25-year-old has returned to Merseyside earlier than expected after the Senegalese Football Federation announced that the player suffered a recurrence of an old injury.
With this latest injury setback, Liverpool fans are extremely concerned about the news and many took to Twitter to express their feelings.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:
When are we ever going to have Mane, Coutinho, Firmino, Salah & Lallana fit?! #LFC
— Jimmy Smith (@Jimmy_2118) November 13, 2017
We just cant get a full squad together whatsoever. We have coutinho back for the weekend and possibly lallana and now mane picks up an injury ? #Lfc
— Keith Murray (@keitom4149) November 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/fletcher_dyer/status/930058603888824320
https://twitter.com/Bravo1Niner/status/930056823058632704
#Mane hamstring again!!! We are not having much luck with injuries are we! Silly international breaks; more harm than good for clubs #LFC
— RedForLife #YNWA (@Desiproblems71) November 13, 2017
The sheer vagueness in relation to Mané 's injury for me suggests it's really bad & he's out for another 4-6 weeks or there's nothing wrong with him and the injury is an excuse to release him back to us earlier than expected. #LFC #Mane
— Barry_LFC85 (@BazzaLFC85) November 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/thanga_08/status/930050184091877380
Mane injured….well I never @lfc
— Andy G (@6times2019__) November 13, 2017
Mane injured again on international duty. This is why I hate the international break! #lfc #hamstring
— Danny (@danny_s1ngh) November 13, 2017
The Liverpool supporters are absolutely spot with regards to their anger towards Mane’s injury as he has already missed the five matches this season through a hamstring problem.
With fellow Premier League clubs such as Tottenham not taking risks with their key men Harry Kane and Dele Alli during this international break, the Reds should have been more careful with Mane’s fitness.
It is now likely that Mane could miss the upcoming league match against his former side Southampton the weekend.
The Reds suffered in the forward’s absence last season when they failed to pick up a single victory of January when he was playing in the African Cup of Nations.
Liverpool are already three points off the top-four places and they are yet to secure qualification to the Champions League knockout stages which means they need their best players in the perfect condition.
Mane has been one of the standout performers this season, contributing with three goals and four assists.
The club will surely face a backlash from the fans if the forward’s injury turns out to be a long-term issue which could potentially come back to haunt them.