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Liverpool ace Sadio Mane: This is why being behind Chelsea is frustrating
LIVERPOOL forward Sadio Mane admits there is an element of frustration at being six points behind Chelsea in the Premier League.
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The Reds have slipped up in their last two matches, taking just one point from Bournemouth and West Ham.
Liverpool have dominated the games but failed to make the most of their chances.
And Mane, who has enjoyed a fine season under Jurgen Klopp, feels there is no need to panic with so long left in the season.
He told Sky Sports: "I'm not frustrated about Chelsea [leading], but maybe because we didn't win the games we should win. But it can happen in football, so it does not affect anyone in the team. We're going to do our best to win the next game.
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"It's not easy. If you think you can win the game after thinking you can win the game, scoring and creating chances, and then not winning.
"Of course it's not easy, but we cannot focus on that, because we have so many games left in the season, it's long, and we try to take it game-by-game.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane
"Of course [I get frustrated] in those types of games. Not only me because we know our quality, we know we should win the game, and if we didn't win it's no problem, we have to focus on the next games."
Liverpool face Middlesbrough in the Premier League tomorrow.
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