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Mane sent back to Liverpool with hamstring concern

The attacker has missed a great deal of football this season and there will be no risks taken over his health

Sadio Mane has returned to Liverpool after complaining of a minor hamstring problem, the Senegal national team have confirmed.
The 25-year-old only made his comeback from injury in the 4-1 Premier League win over West Ham on November 4, but was called up for this month's international matches despite his lack of playing time.
Mane played in the win over South Africa on Friday, a result that secured Senegal's place at the World Cup, setting up Diafra Sakho's goal in the 2-0 victory in Polokwane.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had hoped Mane would be allowed to return to England if Senegal qualified for the finals in Russia before they meet South Africa again on Tuesday.

The Senegalese Football Federation have since confirmed the forward has been sent back to Liverpool for treatment on what they describe as "his old injury".
"Following the South Africa against Senegal match on Friday, November 10 in Polokwane, the player Sadio Mane slightly felt his old injury," a statement read.
"After consultations between the medical staff of the Senegal national team and Liverpool, it was decided by mutual agreement to make him available to his club with a view to continuing treatment until full recovery."

Drogba 'was like an animal’ – Lampard hails favourite teammates

The 39-year-old picked his former captain and the Ivorian marksman as players he enjoyed playing together with

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has named John Terry and Didier Drogba as his favourite teammates.
Lampard, Terry and Drogba enjoyed a trophy-laden career at Stamford Bridge and led the side to their first Uefa Champions League triumph in 2012.
The former England international could not choose between the former Blues skipper and the ex-Cote d’Ivoire international, while praising the former's different approach to the big games.
“I always say Didier Drogba and John Terry [were my favourite to play alongside], for different reasons so it’s like a double-headed answer really,” Lampard told Copa90.
“John, I wouldn’t say he’s underrated because everyone appreciates how good he was but I think he’s underrated on the ball, how good he was.

“Didier for me was amazing, to have him in your team in a final, you felt Didier in the dressing room before a big game that it was a different Didier, he was like an animal.
“His preparation, the intensity in his eyes and then he always produced.”

Giggs takes academy role in Vietnam with Scholes to follow

The Old Trafford legend signed a two-year contract with the famous academy while his former team-mate is likely to come in as an advisor

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has taken on a role as youth director with a Vietnamese football academy and Paul Scholes is set to join him.
The former Wales star will begin his new job as head of the academy at Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents FC (PVF) from November 20, while his ex-Red Devils team-mate will reportedly come in as technical advisor.
PVF will welcome the United icons with the opening ceremony of their new training centre later this month.
Giggs is set to sign a two-year contract and "will be responsible for coaching players, training coaches and participating in building and developing PVF to become the leading youth football training centre in Vietnam, in line with the famous football academies across the world," PVF's website declared.
Giggs has been linked with several coaching jobs in the Premier League since his brief spell as interim United boss after the sacking of David Moyes in 2014, recording two wins from four games.
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The 43-year-old showed an interest in taking over Leicester City and Everton after managerial changes, but has opted for a role far away from the English top-flight.
"I think you look at those two teams, Leicester being champions two seasons ago, Everton being a fantastic club with a fantastic history, for me these are clubs I would be interested in," he said.
"However, there are a lot of coaches out there who would be interested in those positions."

Operation Benzema: Man Utd only

The former England striker only moved to Old Trafford because Sir Alex Ferguson was unable to land the Frenchman, who has spent eight years in Spain

Michael Owen has revealed that Manchester United only signed him after they were thwarted in the race to sign Karim Benzema from Lyon.
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In the summer of 2009, the former Liverpool striker made a shock move to Old Trafford, but it would never have materialised if Sir Alex Ferguson had been successful in his attempt to swoop for Lyon forward Benzema, who switched instead to Real Madrid.

It took €35 million for the Bernabeu side to land the French striker from his hometown club, and he has remained there ever since.
Owen, though, has admitted that history could have been very different if Ferguson had had his way.

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“I thank Benzema because without him I would never have gone to Manchester United,” he admitted to Canal + . “Ferguson told me that I will only sign if he couldn’t get Benzema. And that's what happened.”
Owen spent three years at Old Trafford but enjoyed little personal success with the Red Devils, where he scored only five Premier League goals in 31 appearances.
Benzema, meanwhile, has found the net 123 times in 251 La Liga outings since moving to Spain and is closing in on the 200-goal mark in all competitions for Zinedine Zidane’s side.