Thiago showed what he is capable today - Mane

The Spaniard made his debut for Liverpool against Chelsea on Sunday.

Thiago showed what he is capable today - Mane
Thiago

Sadio Mane says Thiago’s demonstration in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge is enough to define is creativeness in the Liverpool team.

The Spaniard who was unveiled as Liverpool’s second signing on Friday afternoon made his debut in the Premier League on Sunday against Chelsea.

 

 

Klopp introduced the number 6 man at the start of the second half to dictate the pace of the game when Chelsea were a man down- Christiansen fouled Sadio Mane and denied him a goal-scoring opportunity late in the first half.

Per the stats of OptaJoe, the former Bayern player completed more passes (75) than any Chelsea player managed in the entire match.

 

 

“Since full passing data is available for the Premier League (2003-04), his 75 successful passes are the most by a player who played a maximum of 45 minutes,” optaJoe tweeted.

 

 

When asked on the debut of Thiago and his impact, the player who scored both goals responded with smiles saying, the entire squad is aware of the proficiencies of the Spaniard hence his impressive display on the Stamford Bridge turf.

 

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“Not only me, all the world knows what he is capable of doing. He is one of the best players in the world, so we are lucky to have Thiago in our team. And I think today he showed that he is a great player,” he said.

Narrating how Henderson’s pass found him which eventually led to Christensen’s exit, he said.

“Yeah, it was a great ball from him. A great player. I know him, I know at that moment the only choice he has to do is to put the ball in and he is very good at it. So, I try to make the runs and he put the ball in front of me. When he made a foul I knew it was a red card, I even told him: ‘My friend, it’s a red card.’ After, the referee gave him a red card; so, lucky for us.