Sadio Mane has already told Liverpool why they should sign 'exceptional' Ibrahim Mbaye

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Claiming a goal and two assists on his full debut in an 8-0 friendly win over Kenya, his request to switch international allegiance was approved by FIFA the following month ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.Playing alongside former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane for the Teranga Lions, he did not take long to catch his compatriot’s eye.Mane scored a hat-trick in the aforementioned friendly win over Kenya, with Mbaye assisting his first goal.Taking such form into the AFCON tournament in Morocco, the 17-year-old became Senegal’s youngest ever player to feature in the competition when brought on in their opening match against Botswana,FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! He has a bright future ahead of him.“We will try to help him find the right rhythm so that he can help us even more, because he is an exceptional player.”Winning a penalty in Senegal’s next game as they won 3-0 against Benin, Mbaye then scored his first AFCON goal off the bench in a 3-1 victory over Sudan in the round-of-16.Assisted by Mane, he became his country’s youngest ever goalscorer at the Africa Cup of Nations in the process.

Once again, the former Liverpool star praised Mbaye after the final whistle.“It’s a pleasure to give him a pass,” he said. He capitalised on the defender’s mistake.

He scored the goal. He scored on his World Cup debut against France, becoming their youngest World Cup player and the youngest African goalscorer in the tournament’s history in the process.With Mane having already confirmed he would retire from international football following the World Cup, there is now a vacancy in the Senegal attack that Mbaye will look to fill.Hoping to become a talisman for his country, only time will tell if he is to follow in Mane’s footsteps at Anfield also.