Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has revealed that Sadio Mane’s injury is not a serious one and the Liverpool forward was taken off as a precaution.
The Reds were handed a fresh injury scare after Mane went off injured during his side’s World Cup qualifying clash with Togo.
The forward was replaced by Boulaye Dia after just 28 minutes at the Stade de Kegue after looking in some discomfort.
Mane appeared to collide with a Togo defender in the process of going up for a header inside the box and was taken off not long after the incident.
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But when asked for an update on Mane following his side’s 1-1 draw, Cisse confirmed that the injury is not a serious one.
He said: “Yes, the exit of Sadio Mane destabilized us. He is an important player for the team, we took him off as a precaution and there is nothing serious.”
That news will come as welcome relief to Reds manager Jurgen Klopp, who is already without a number of stars.
The Liverpool boss confirmed last week that his side are set to be without Roberto Firmino for a number of weeks after he suffered a "serious" hamstring injury.
The Brazilian was replaced after a rather brief cameo in the win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last week.
While Naby Keita, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott all missed the defeat to West Ham United at the weekend.
Liverpool return to Premier League action against Arsenal at Anfield a week on Saturday before taking on Porto in the Champions League four days later.
