Sadio Mane gave an ominous warning to Liverpool’s rivals as he insisted the Reds could still improve after beating Watford for the Champions League with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
Jurgen Klopp’s team won 5-0 at Vicarage Road on Saturday to keep their Premier League title challenge on track.
With Liverpool just one point behind Chelsea, they can turn their attention to their most demanding Champions League Group B fixtures.
After topping the group with victories over AC Milan and Porto, the six-time European Cup winner traveled to Madrid to face the Spanish champions.
Emerging from the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium with three points will be a difficult task, but Liverpool can call up an attacking trio that is once again the envy of the rest of Europe.
Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were unstoppable as Liverpool marched to their first Premier League title in 30 years during the 2019-20 season.
But in surrendering to the crown in the previous stint, both Mane and Firmino were well below their best.
Combining all three firings was an urgent task for Liverpool boss Klopp this year, and Watford’s demolition shows he has achieved that goal.
It was a memorable day for the holy trinity of Liverpool.
Senegal became only the third African to score 100 Premier League goals with a clinical finish from forward Mane Salah.
Mane said of his milestone moment, “Honestly, when I came to the Premier League my dream was to score as many as possible and especially win trophies.”
Salah produced another fine strike, dancing through the Watford defense to cross the fine goal scored against Manchester City before the international break.
The Egyptian star has scored for the first time in his career in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.
With a total of 10 goals in 10 appearances this season, it is certainly only a matter of time before Liverpool bow to the 29-year-old’s salary demands in their ongoing contract talks.
“I think it’s a better target than City. But it’s no surprise to us because we know the quality of him, who is one of the best players in the world. He showed it,” Mane said of Salah. said in.
Next was Brazilian forward Firmino, who made his first league debut in five matches with his first Liverpool hat-trick since 2018.
Firmino has lost his place to Diogo Jota several times since last season and his treble serves as a good reminder to Klopp that he can still be an important man.
“Bobby too, he showed it definitely one of the best in the world,” Mane said.
“It was not an easy time for him because of his injuries but he is back and I am happy for him.
“Hopefully he will be here for us and score more goals for us by the end of the season.”
It was Liverpool’s biggest win since beating Crystal Palace 7–0 last December, which was the last time Firmino, Salah and Mane scored in a top-flight game.
Liverpool’s frightening performance came at an opportune moment, amid a significant stretch of fixtures, including two Champions League ties against Atletico and a visit to rival Manchester United.
Liverpool have scored three or more goals in their six appearances in all competitions this season.
However, Mane believes it will be even better to come as long as they don’t lose their focus.
“We know our virtues and how tough we can make it. This is exactly what we did over the weekends and the weeks ahead,” Mane said.
“We worked very hard and we showed it today. It was incredible and hopefully we will continue to do so.”
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