Reds keen to offer Mane new contract
JURGEN KLOPP says it is not a secret t that Liverpool are looking to secure the future of Sad Sadio Mane and the club remains keen to further strength strengthen the squad ahead of next season. Mane, who arrived at Anfi Anfield eld from Sou Southampton in 2016, scored his fifi first rst hat- hat-trick trick for Liverpool Liver in a 5-0 thrashing of Porto in their Champions League last16, first leg last week. The 25- 25-year-old’s year- old’s contract run runs until 2021 but British media reported that he could be rewarded with a new deal. When asked about Mane’s contr contract situation, Klopp said: “Nothing to say about that, no news or anything. “Do we want to keep the play players together? I think that is not a secret,” Klopp told a news conference yesterday. “We want to keep Sadio here but he still has a contract. Th There ere is nothing to do abou about that but we want to keep the team, plus strengthen in the future. Th That at is normal business.” Klopp switched focused to the visit of o West Ham United today, which will be Liverpool’s first match in 10 days. The Merseyside club start the week weekend third in thes the league standings but a victory would carry them above secondplaced Manchester United, who host Chelsea tomorrow. tomorro “I am really happy we didn’t have h to play immediately aft after the Porto game, because it would have been quite diffi difficult cult from fr this big result and a good game fro from our side,” Klopp added. “Now we want to get some p points but it is quite a big job to do. They Th ey (West Ham) in the form table, last 15 games, I think th they are sixth. “Since David Moyes (became manager) man a lot of things have changed. They Th ey are getting good results, (Marko) Arnautovic flying. We are looking loo forward to it 100 percent but we know it’s hard.” West Ham are 12th in the league, los losing just once in their last eight matches in the com competition. — SuperSport
UMANCHESTER CITY manager Pep Guardiola has been charged by the Football Association for "wearing a political message, specifically a yellow ribbon".
He breached the FA's kit and regulations, the governing body said.
Guardiola said in November he wears the ribbon to support imprisoned politicians in his native Catalonia.
The ex-Barcelona and Spain midfielder has until 18:00 GMT on Monday, 5 March to respond to the charge.
The FA had spoken to Guardiola about the issue in mid-December and two formal warnings have been given which were ignored.
The charge was then triggered when he again advertising wore it pitchside — he is free to wear it elsewhere — during City's shock FA Cup loss against Wigan on Monday.
Two key members of the Catalan independence movement were held without bail after an independence vote in October, which the Madrid government deemed illegal.
Guardiola had said in November: "If one day in prison was already too much, look how many days they've been there now.
"Like everybody knows, hopefully sooner or later I can stop wearing it.
"All the politicians that are in prison, I hope they can leave and go back home soon with their families and continue living the lives they deserve." — SuperSport