Former Swansea City player Bafetimbi Gomis has recognised the impact Sadio Mane has made at Liverpool since joining from Southampton for £34 million in the summer, according to reports from theLiverpool Echo.
The French forward believes Mane is one of the best players in the Premier League, acknowledgingthe Senegal international's desire to score goals.
First 8 league games for Liverpool:
Sadio Mané: 4 goals, 2 assists
Luis Suarez: 2 goals, 3 assists
Fernando Torres: 4 goals, 1 assist
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He said: He's, by far, one of the best players in that league. He just wasn't in a Big Four team. Now he's at Liverpool, his performances are picked up on.
He's a player with a lot of quality, who has a lot of self-discipline, and who, each week, enters the pitch with the want to score or help his team score. I want to congratulate him publicly.�
Kelechi Iheanacho has scored 8 goals in his last 11 PL apps since Apr 23. Only Sadio Mane (9) has scored more PL goals in this period #PL pic.twitter.com/NmN5fpUb3Y
Many football pundits believed Reds boss Jurgen Klopp overpaid for Mane but the 24-year-old's performances have proved that fee may prove to be a bargain in today's market.
The pacy winger has been in fine form this season, netting four league goals in eight appearances as well as providingtwo assists. Mane has formed a strong partnership with Roberto Firmino and Phillipe Coutinho in attack for Liverpool, the trio's ability to interchange positions often causing problems for opposing players.
2 - Sadio Mane has both scored and assisted in two of his four Premier League appearances at Anfield this season. Impact.
The Reds currently sit third in the league on 20 points after nine games, with just goal difference separating them from second-placed Arsenal and table toppers Manchester City.
Gomis is currently on loan at Marseille, where he is enjoying a good spell in front of goal, scoring six goals in 10 league appearances this season. The striker bagged 17 goals in 71 matches during his time at Swansea.