Sadio Mane was instrumental in Liverpool recording a stoppage-time winner at Aston Villa on Saturday to maintain their unbeaten record in the Premier League.
Aston Villa supporters on Twitter were raging at Sadio Mane as they thought that he should have been sent off during Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.
Dean Smith’s side took the lead in the first half in what was an absorbing and intensely fought match, with Mane playing a part in Liverpool securing all three points on the day.
He first provided a brilliant cross for Andy Robertson, who levelled the scores from the back stick, before his header glanced past the Villa defence in stoppage-time as Jurgen Klopp’s side recorded a memorable win.
But Villa supporters were left unimpressed with the Liverpool player because they don’t think he should have been on the pitch when both goals were scored.
In the first half, Mane was booked for diving, but Villa fans feel that his constant fouls, especially in the first half, should have led to him going into the referee’s book.
Mane committed four fouls in the first half, including two in less than 20 seconds, the second of which led to Villa opening the scoring, but referee Jonathan Moss kept his cards in his pockets.
That infuriated the Villa fans a lot because, by the time Mane was punished for simulation, they think that should have been his second yellow, rather than his first.
Either way, they weren’t impressed when he was still on the pitch and he ended up having a hand in both of the goals as Villa finished the game empty-handed.
Here is a selection of Villa fans reacting to Mane and the incidents he was involved in on Saturday:
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