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Chris Sutton slams Senegal's handling of Sadio Mane's being knocked out at AFCON... and claims it will be 'proof of football putting results ahead of players' if Liverpool star plays in Sunday's quarter-final

Senegal's handling of Sadio Mane's horror head injury at the Africa Cup of Nations has come under fire ahead of Sunday's quarter-final.

The Liverpool forward clashed with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, who was shown a red card for the collision, in the 53rd minute.

Mane was cleared to continue despite struggling to get up off the ground and scored in the 63rd minute. Yet he collapsed after celebrating and was finally substituted seven minutes later.

Senegal's handling of Sadio Mane's horror head injury at AFCON has come under fire
Mane clashed heads with Cape Verde goalkeeperu00a0Vozinha and appeared to be knocked out

Mane clashed heads with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha and appeared to be knocked out

Sportsmail's Chris Sutton was damning in his assessment of how the situation was handled.