Having already crowned him Man of the Match on Saturday, Liverpool fans on Twitter have been lavishing even more praise upon Sadio Mane after a picture emerged showing him being kicked in the head while scoring the winning goal against Aston Villa.

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The winger nodded home from a corner late on to rescue all three points for Liverpool this weekend, but a picture emerged after the game showing that it was more than just your bog-standard header.

Indeed, Mane put his body on the line to score the late goal for his team as he was kicked in the face just moments after connecting with the ball.

While we’re sure that the kick was rather painful, Mane wouldn’t have minded as the three points will be worth so much more to him.

This is exactly the type of thing that a team needs if they’re going to become champions of England, and with the Reds five points clear at the top of the table, they’re in a good place to go on and win their first Premier League title.

Here’s what the Anfield faithful have been saying on Twitter…