Liverpool great Barnes urges Mane not to follow Suarez, Torres path | OneFootball

Liverpool great John Barnes has urged Sadio Mane not to follow Luis Suarez out of Anfield.

Although rejecting comparisons with himself, Barnes says that Mane is well on the way to legendary status at the club but only if he sticks around unlike some other fine forwards of Liverpool's recent past.

“Well, he'll definitely be slimmer than me, I can tell you that!" Barnes told talkSPORT.

“Mane has been fantastic, of course. What he's done in the time he's been here has been absolutely sensational.

“But, as we saw with Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez, if he leaves this season or at the end of the season after being here for four years, you can't compare them.

“If they stay there over a period of time, then you can compare him to any great player from the past.

“Mane has been great, but all three of them have been great, [Mohamed] Salah as well and, for me, [Roberto] Firmino still is my favourite player as he links it all together."