Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Sadio Mane will not be available for Thursday's clash with Leicester City.
The Senegal attacker is celebrating the country's African Cup of Nations triumph back in his homeland.
Speaking ahead of Thursday's clash with Leicester City, Klopp said: "Sadio flies out if it's possible on Wednesday night, so will arrive here on Thursday but he is, of course, then not involved in the Leicester game.
"It means the world to him, it means the world to his people, it means the world to Senegal and we respect that a lot and we would never consider to have called back him from there or whatever – let them do what they do in the moment because they deserve it.
"They've had an incredibly intense time, so when he is back we will talk to him and we will see how we can use him."
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