Sadio Mané discusses his battle to return to top form after he scored Liverpool’s only goal against Leeds on Monday | OneFootball

“It’s a really, really tough time for me, we have to recognise that, but it’s part of football and I already know it so I’m dealing with it and trying to work as hard as I can to help the team more. “A few years ago, I would maybe struggle a bit more but now I have more experience and know a bit more about football so I know how this kind of time is. “It’s my first time but, to be honest, I never doubt [myself]. I just try to be more positive than I’ve ever been, so that’s it.”

“I think first of all it was a really, really tough game – we knew before the game [it would be]. “I think we played good in the first half, we created some chances and we scored one [but] I think to win this kind of game one goal is not enough. So, unlucky, but they got a goal which they also deserved, so disappointing it was only one point but we’ll take it. “We know that we had to score [but] even one goal you have to defend it better than we did. We did our best because it’s what we have to do and from the corner they score the goal, but we will go and prepare for the next game to go again.”

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