Klopp says Liverpool star was playing with an injury against Ajax last night

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Jurgen Klopp has told the Liverpool Echo that Sadio Mane played through the pain for Liverpool last night.

Mane started for Liverpool against Ajax in the Champions League, and there were concerns sparked when he was pictured with ice on his leg after being taken off.

However, Klopp insists that the ice pack was just a precautionary measure, as Mane has been playing with an injury recently.

“Sadio has a dead leg and deals with it. It’s still painful but not a problem. When he doesn’t play he has ice on it,” Klopp said.

The fact that Mane can play through his current injury problem will come as a massive relief to Liverpool, who desperately cannot afford any more lengthy absences with any of their key players.

Allison, Virgil van Dijk and Thiago Alcantara are all sidelined with problems at the moment, which has severely weakened Liverpool’s team.

Thankfully for the Reds, their strength of character still shone through yesterday, as they picked up a 1-0 win over Ajax.

Liverpool may not have been at their flowing best, but they picked up the three points, courtesy of an own goal from Nicolas Tagliafico, as they got their Champions League campaign off to the perfect start.