Sadio Mane Reveals How Liverpool Help Muslim Players During Ramadan

• Sadio Mane has explained how Jurgen Klopp altered Liverpool's training programme for the Muslim stars partaking in Ramadan
• Mohamed Salah, Ibrahima Konate and Naby Keita are big-name Muslim players in Liverpool also engaged in the fasting month.
• The month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, where Muslims observe a 30-day fast

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has disclosed how the club have changed their regular training schedule to accommodate fasting during Ramadan.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, where Muslims observe a 30-day fast as part of strengthening their relationship with Allah.

It starts on 1st April and is expected to last until May 1st, without eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset.

Liverpool have multiple Muslim senior players, including Mane, Mohamed Salah, Ibrahima Konate and Naby Keita.

And according to Mane, Liverpool had to change their training timetable after club captain Jordan Henderson spoke to Jurgen Klopp on behalf of those players and the manager agreed to move training sessions from the afternoon to the morning.

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"Playing and training while doing Ramadan is not easy," Mane told beIN SPORTS.

But Liverpool make it easier for us. Before Ramadan, we spoke with the captain and the coach to see if we could change the schedule to train in the morning. And he said yes. We appreciate it."

Mane was in action for the Reds as they recorded a 2-0 win over Villarreal in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal clash.

The Senegalese scored for Jurgen Klopp's side but was subbed off in the 73rd minute.

Mohamed Salah and Ibrahima Konate played the full match, while Naby Keita made a 20-minute cameo in the second half after replacing Henderson.

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Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané are some of the big-name Muslim players in the World and the English Premier League, also engaged in the fasting month.

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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, where Muslims observe a 30 day fast as part of strengthening their relationship with Allah.

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