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Paul Clarke

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp told what not to do with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been told not to rest star forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane .

The Reds have made a fantastic start to the Premier League campaign as they sit top of the tree thanks to eight victories in succession.

Mane has bagged five goals in the league, while Salah has added four, with both players featuring in all eight matches.

Salah is now currently on international duty with Egypt and Mane has already featured for Senegal in the 1-1 draw with Brazil on Thursday.

Roberto Firmino also started and scored in that clash in Singapore and there have been questions surrounding whether members of the front three should be rested at some point moving forward.

Liverpool face Manchester United on Sunday before meeting Tottenham in the league the following week.

But it's the midweek congestion which could cause problems as the Reds face Genk in the Champions League after United and then Arsenal in the Carabao Cup the following week, before taking on Genk once more at the start of November.

Liverpool celebrate against Salzburg (Getty Images)

Former Liverpool star Emile Heskey, however, is adamant that Klopp should not be worried too much about the health of Salah and Mane, insisting that the duo will want to play as many games as they can.

“Salah and Mane won’t want a rest and Liverpool shouldn’t give them one," Heskey told bwin.

“They’ve played a lot of football over the past few seasons, but as a player, you want to be playing as much as possible. When you look at the pair of them, they just love being out on the pitch and playing football – they’re a manager's dream.

“In the modern game, players are complete athletes. Although they’ve played a lot of games it won’t be the physical side that catches up with them, it will be the mental side.

"It can sometimes be draining playing so many games without a break, so they may want to take a break for those reasons. However, they’ll both physically be as fit and ready to go as any other player.”

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