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- Sadio Mane scored a brace in Al-Nassr's win over Al-Ittihad in the Saudi League
- The ex-Liverpool winger's goals secured all three points for the Knights of Najd
- Cristiano Ronaldo and Anderson Talisca were also on the scoresheet for Al-Nassr
Former Bayern Munich winger Sadio Mane is back in form as he scored in Al-Nassr's win over Al-Ittihad at the Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium in the Saudi Pro League.
The Senegalese winger had an excellent performance for Al-Nassr against Karim Benzema-led Al-Ettihad, with the Knight of Najd claiming all three points.
Al-Nassr needed a win against Al-Ettihad to put more pressure on league leaders Al-Hilal.
In a video shared on social media, Mane scored his first goal of the match in the 76th minute after a beautiful play from Anderson Talisca.
The former Liverpool forward scored his second goal of the night to make the scores 5-2 in favour of Al-Nassr six minutes later.
Before Mane's brace in the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo and Talisca's goals had given the away side a 3-2 lead.
Abderazak Hamdallah also scored a brace for the Tigers, but it was not enough to earn them any points from the game.
Mane serves Ronaldo with assist in Al Nassr's win
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Senegalese forward Sadio Mane is back to contributing goals for Al-Nassr after delivering an inch-perfect cross for Cristiano Ronaldo's opener against Al-Riyadh.
The Knights of Najd got off to a bright start as they looked to recover from the humiliating defeat to Al-Hilal a week earlier.
Having created several chances in the game's early minutes, the breakthrough finally came in the 31st minute when Ronaldo met Mane's cross in the box.
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Sports Brief also reported on Al-Nassr fans chanting Mane's name, and they paraded an incredible tifo of him in their crucial win over Al Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League.
The former Liverpool forward was not on the scoresheet for the Knights of Najd but had a good performance against Steven Gerrard's men.