Sadio Mane grabs late winner to edge past Palace

For the second consecutive Premier League fixture, Sadio Mane was the architect and scorer of Liverpool’s opening goal.
The club’s reigning Player of the Season has made, as per his stylistic make-up, a quick dart to retaining that honour in 2017-18 by forcing matters when the Reds find themselves stuck in a stagnant possession loop.
They spent most of their first Anfield outing of the campaign commanding an average of 70 per cent of the ball against Crystal Palace, but once again were sans guile and inventiveness in midfield.