Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp Has Revealed the Secret Behind Salah and Mane’s Fitness

Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp Has Revealed the Secret Behind Salah and Mane’s Fitness

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM
In this article:
Mohamed Salah logo
M. Salah
Liverpool logoFEgypt logo
Sadio Mané logo
S. Mané
Al Nassr FC logoFSenegal logo
UEFA Champions League logo
UEFA UCL
Europe
  • Jurgen Klopp has shared his excitement at the fitness levels of star duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane after returning from AFCON
  • The pair returned from the Nations Cup fully fit and are lined up for the UEFA Champions League clash with Inter Milan
  • Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah reached the final of AFCON with the former emerging champion with Senegal

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is delighted his star duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are fit for the UEFA Champions League last 16 clash against Inter Milan.

According to the German tactician, the pair are always fit because of their abstinence from alcohol.

Ahead of Liverpool game against Inter Milan on Wednesday night, the Liverpool trainer explained both Mane and Salah will play despite returning from the Africa Cup of Nations just a week ago.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp speaking at a pre-match press conference ahead of Inter clash. Credit: @LFC
Jurgen Klopp is excited by the fitness levels of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane ahead of Inter clash. Credit: @LFC
Source: Twitter
"A week now is no problem. Both boys don't drink alcohol at all, so that's a major problem you have when you celebrate a big thing, that extends the recovery time. They don't drink so they are fit," he said in the pre-match conference for the Inter game.

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are both expected to start against the Italian champions as the Reds chase a seventh UEFA Champions League title.

Sadio Mane leads Senegal to AFCON glory after beating Salah's Egypt

Sadio Mane was the hero of Senegal after converting the winning penalty against Egypt as the Teranga Lions won the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history.

The Liverpool star had earlier missed a penalty in the game before making amends by cooly slotting home the winner.

Both Mane and Salah have returned to Anfield to continue to club career after a month of international football.

Sadio Mane speaks after AFCON success

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Africa Cup of Nations winner, Sadio Mane has a beautiful message to Africa for making the Nations Cup in Cameroon a success.

The Senegal hero heled his country to their first ever Africa Cup of Nations triumph after a penalty shootout victory over Egypt last week.

Despite reacting after the victory, the Liverpool star took to Twitter to celebrate the moment while consoling victims of the Olembe Stadium crash.

Authors
Lukman Mumuni photo
Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
Tags
Ghana