Michael Owen has made the outlandish claim that Sadio Mane did not go down in the box during Liverpool's defeat by Chelsea to prevent Mohamed Salah scoring a penalty.
The Reds fell to their fifth consecutive home defeat on Thursday night with Mason Mount scoring the game's only goal. Liverpool struggled to create chances throughout the match but Mane did burst into the area in the first half, where he was challenged by Blues defender Antonio Rudiger.
Rather than go down under the forceful tackle, the Senegalese stayed on his feet and the chance came to nothing. And Owen claims the reason Mane did not hit the deck was to hinder Salah's pursuit of the Golden Boot. "There was an occasion in the first half where every single Liverpool fan
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