'Made for them' - Garth Crooks tells Liverpool to sign midfielder and questions Sadio Mane decision

Garth Crooks has questioned Jurgen Klopp’s decision to start Sadio Mane against Burnley.

The Reds claimed a 1-0 victory over the Clarets in their Premier League clash at Turf Moor on Sunday with Fabinho scoring the winner in the first half.

Fabinho’s goal was his fifth in his last seven appearances for Jurgen Klopp's side and Crooks included the Brazilian in his team of the week.

But the pundit was not as complimentary about Mane.

The forward was making his first appearance for Liverpool since returning from Senegal duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, where he helped his country win the tournament for the first time in their history.

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“Whenever Liverpool need to dig out a result Fabinho always seems to be the man on hand to provide the grit and determination required,” wrote Crooks, for the BBC .

“This result was not a foregone conclusion by any means and if Wout Weghorst had taken any of his chances the Reds might have come away from Burnley with nothing.

“Why Sadio Mane started this game, so soon after his exploits in the Africa Cup of Nations, is a mystery to me, especially as Diogo Jota is in such good form.

“If anyone