Liverpool forward Sadio Mane tests positive for coronavirus

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Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for coronavirus, the club have announced.

Mane is self-isolating with what the club described as "minor symptoms".

A club statement read: "Sadio Mane has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines.

"The forward, who started and scored in Monday's 3-1 victory over Arsenal, has displayed minor symptoms of the virus but feels in good health overall.

"However, like with Thiago Alcantara, Liverpool Football Club are – and will continue to – follow all protocols relating to Covid-19 and Mane will self-isolate for the required period of time."

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