"I will Dive again." - Sadio Mane responds to Pep's Criticism

Sadio Mane has responded to Pep Guardiola’s remark that he would dive again if it rewards Liverpool with a step to keep them on top of the Premier League table.

Pep Guardiola after his side’s 2-1 win against Southampton accused the Senegalese of haven repeated the act, which has fueled the Reds momentum in the League.

"It has happened many times, what Liverpool have done, in the last few years, it's because (Mane) is a special talent," Guardiola told BBC Sport.

"Sometimes he's diving, sometimes he has this talent to score incredible goals in the last minute. He's a talent."

He has denied faulting Mane and rolled back his comment saying that they were edited out of a long speech to praise the forward.

 Manchester City will visit Anfield on Sunday and the attack on Liverpool’s key man has been explained as a mind game to distract Mane from helping the team to victory. According to him, if only there is a contact in the box, he will dive to salvage points for Liverpool

"If it could be a penalty for sure I will 'dive' again.

"If the 'dive' will give me a penalty then I will do it! Why not? But what Jurgen said is correct. I do not dive.

"There was contact [at Villa] for sure. Maybe it was not a penalty and he didn't give it, and he gave me a yellow card. To be honest I don't have any problem about it.

"It's what I want to keep doing. If I get a penalty, yeah it's a penalty. If no penalty, no penalty, but [it] will never change the way I'm playing or the way I'm doing my things.

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"The only thing I can say I will be for sure ready for the team, to give everything possible, and to help my team.

"I think it's a bit clever from him to get the attention of the referee but I will just play my football like I'm always doing. I don't pay attention to what he's saying because it's part of football.

"No it doesn't make anything [motivation-wise] for me. Even though I saw him commenting about it, what he said, for me, I think it's positive."