Senegal boss borrows famous Liverpool words and sends Sadio Mane message ahead of AFCON final

Senegal are 'taking inspiration' from Liverpool ahead of tonight's Africa Cup of Nations final.

Manager Aliou Cisse says his team is built around allowing Sadio Mane to express himself as he does in a red shirt.

His side are looking to win the title for the first time in their country's history tonight, but the test of Mohamed Salah and Egypt stand in their way.

Senegal booked their spot in the final with a 3-1 win over Burkina Faso earlier in the week, Mane stepped up with both a goal and an assist.

For Egypt things were far less comfortable as penalties were required to beat Cameroon, with neither side able to find a breakthrough within the 90 minutes or extra time.

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Now, Salah and Mane will face each other in the final on Sunday evening, both as figureheads for their country.

Cisse says his side is built around Mane and allowing him to flourish as he does under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

"Many people claim we have a dependence on him, but us as head coaches, we build our team around our best players," Cisse told ESPN.

"We have built a