Paul Merson criticized Liverpool for the ‘bad decision’ they made in selling Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich in the summer and believes Jurgen Klopp would ‘buy him back in a heartbeat’.
The Reds have struggled for consistency this season and sit ninth in the Premier League table, as well as having been knocked out of the FA and League cups.
The former Arsenal star believes the sale of the Senegalese international has affected the Merseysiders and the signing is ‘coming back to bite them’.
“I’ve been saying it from the beginning: selling Sadio Mane was a bad decision,” Merson told Sportskeeda (via Rousing The Kop). “If it was for sale again, they would buy it again in an instant. He was a massive part of that team and he didn’t get the credit he deserved. Liverpool sold one of their best players for cheap and it’s coming back to bite them.”
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Merson also looked ahead to Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Wolves at Molineux on Saturday.
Klopp’s men won 1-0 at the same ground just two weeks ago in the FA Cup, but the 54-year-old believes the Reds will have a tougher clash this time around; predicting a 1-1 draw.
“Liverpool beat Wolves comfortably in the FA Cup but they need to get going in the Premier League. They played a lot of high-pressure games last season, and that has affected them. They are paying the price with injuries and lack of form, and they are in a bad spot right now.
“Wolves are going to make it difficult for Liverpool and they will try to get something out of this Premier League game. I like their coach and I think they will draw a draw this weekend.”
There’s no denying that our former No. 10 is a world-class talent and it was a huge blow to see him go, especially for a small fee of £35m.
Injuries to Luis Díaz and Diogo Jota (two players who can operate on the left flank as Mane did) have certainly not helped our attempts to succeed once more this season, but with our No. 20 returning to form In the coming weeks, together with Bobby Firmino and Virgil van Dijk, the hope is that we can finish the campaign strong.
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