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Sadio Mane red card against Man City: How the football world reacted

Liverpool winger Sadio Mane's dismissal in the first half of Saturday's 5-0 drubbing at Manchester City split opinion in the football world.

Here is how the football world to the red-card incident, which led to home goalkeeper Ederson leaving the field on a stretcher.

"Rubbish decision to send off Mane. Rubbish." -- Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, who added on Twitter: "Both players running at each other at high speed. He's just trying to flick the ball like any striker would."

"It's a red card. He had his eyes on the ball, but that doesn't mean he isn't endangering his opponent.