Watch Mane score while CONCUSSED after collision with star taken to hospital

LIVERPOOL ace Sadio Mane has been taken to hospital after firing Senegal into the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations whereas being CONCUSSED.

A primary half purple card for Cape Verde put the African minnows in a good spot in opposition to the star-studded Senegalese facet.

However a spirited efficiency managed to maintain Senegal at bay for one of the best a part of 60 minutes.

Nevertheless, all of Cape Verde’s exhausting work got here crashing down as their keeper was despatched off for taking out Mane, who was operating by way of on purpose.

Mane tried to latch onto a protracted ball excessive and the keeper got here speeding out.

The Liverpool ace bought to the ball first and the pair clashed heads leaving each of them in a heap on the ground.

Cape Verde’s Vozinha was despatched off for the horror conflict, leaving his workforce to play the rest of the sport with 9 males.

A concussed Mane performed on and minutes later scored the opening purpose of the sport.

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Mane touched the ball down inside Cape Verde’s penalty space, opened his physique up and despatched a curling effort crashing off the underside of the crossbar and in.

However simply when issues had been trying rosey, dropped to the bottom and needed to be subbed off.

Marseille ahead Bamba Dieng was despatched on in Mane’s place and he wrapped the sport up with an excellent end in added time.

After the match, Mane was taken to the closest hospital as a precaution.

Vozinha – who was concerned within the collision – went to the hospital to verify on his opponent.

The pair posed for a photograph with the caption: “Senegal vs Cape Verde within the pitch [and] within the hospital.”

The consequence means Liverpool and Chelsea gained’t be seeing Mane or Edouard Mendy anytime quickly.

Senegal are scheduled to compete of their quarter-final on January 30.

Liverpool closed the hole within the title race to 9 and have a sport in hand on league leaders Manchester Metropolis.

Jurgen Klopp will discover out on Wednesday whether or not he’ll need to make do with out Mohamed Salah any longer as Egypt tackle Ivory Coast.

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