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Confirmed: Sadio Mane tests positive for COVID-19

Liverpool have confirmed that Sadio Mane has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Senegalese forward becomes the second Reds player this week to contract the virus after off-season signing Thiago Alcantara.

Mane will now miss Liverpool's next Premier League encounter against Aston Villa on Sunday evening.

Club statement:

Sadio Mane has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines.

The forward, who started and scored in Monday's 3-1 victory over Arsenal, has displayed minor symptoms of the virus but feels in good health overall.

However, like with Thiago Alcantara, Liverpool Football Club are – and will continue to – follow all protocols relating to COVID-19 and Mane will self-isolate for the required period of time.

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