Manchester City legend Yaya Toure has made the claim that Liverpool star Sadio Mane should have won the Ballon d’Or – a thought actually echoed by winner Lionel Messi.
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Yaya also tips Mane for the 2019 African Player of the Year award, which if we’re being honest he should be a shoe in for with only Riyad Mahrez and fellow red Mohamed Salah perhaps rivals for it.
Take a watch of the clip below (via PA Media):
Former @ManCity midfielder @YayaToure on @LFC's grip on the Premier League title race & why Sadio Mane should not only be crowned African Player of the Year next month but should also have won the Ballon d'Or pic.twitter.com/UJvMSnsX0Q
— Carl Markham (@carlmarkham) December 19, 2019