Liverpool forward Sadio Mane deserves the 2019 Ballon d’Or more than PSG’s Kylian Mbappe, according to El-Hadji Diouf.
Diouf chose his compatriot, who has been a shining light in Liverpool’s frontline, alongside Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk has his top three favourites for the prestigious honour.
Last season, Mane helped Jurgen Klopp’s side win the Uefa Champions League and guided them to a second-place finish in the Premier League, where he shared the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after scoring 22 goals.
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Diouf, a two-time African Footballer of the Year, believes Mbappe must leave France to bolster his chances of winning the Ballon d’Or, even though he finished fourth in the voting last year after France’s 2018 World Cup triumph.