Ten years on from Sadio Mane’s arrival, where does he rank in Liverpool’s greatest ever players?

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When Sadio Mane joined Liverpool from Southampton on June 28th 2016, he could not have dreamed that his time with the Reds would go as well as it did.Plenty of people questioned the decision to spend £35m on Mane, who scored 15 goals the previous season for Southampton, wondering whether he could make the step up to a bigger club.The Senegalese made those doubters look foolish, scoring a wonder-goal on his debut against Arsenal and never looking back. 119 further goals and six major trophies later before his exit in 2022, where does Mane rank in terms of the best players in Liverpool history?

Now the fixtures have been revealed, do you think Liverpool will win the Premier League in 26/27? Credit: Nikki Dyer/LFC/Liverpool FC/Getty Images Liverpool rank Mane as their 19th best ever playerHandily, Liverpool have been putting together a comprehensive list this summer to rank their 100 greatest players of all-time.Saturday saw Ian St John and Phil Thompson take their places at 20 and 21 respectively, while modern-day heroes Roberto Firmino, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Jordan Henderson are 22, 23, 24 and 25 respectively.It was fitting that Mane should be next up, and, on the day of his 10-year anniversary of joining the club, the 34-year-old was named at number 19, which, ironically, is the shirt number he first wore for Liverpool in 2016.Described as ‘one of the most devastatingly impactful attackers to have ever represented Liverpool,” by Liverpoolfc.com, Mane certainly deserves his place in the top 20.Photo by Alex Gottschalk/vi/DeFodi Images via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Who every Liverpool player is facing in the World Cup knockouts and what are their paths to the finalShould Mane have been higher?While it is nice to see Mane recognised for his contributions during a hugely successful spell for Liverpool, there is an argument that he has been undersold here.Yes, Liverpool have an amazing history and the 18 players who are named ahead of Mane will all deserve their place in the list, no doubt about that.But it is sometimes underappreciated just how big of an impact the former No.

Although Mohamed Salah eclipsed him in 2017/18, Mane was arguably the Reds’ best attacker throughout 2018/19 and 2019/20, two huge seasons for the club.With Salah struggling to hit top gear, Mane put Liverpool on his back. There’s a reason fans used to say ‘Sadio Mane wants to win the Premier League more than you.’ He was a relentless, frightening, delight of a forward, and a place in the top 15 should not have been beyond him.