The 5 players Liverpool signed along with Sadio Mane and how they fared

Like most Liverpool signings back then, Mane joined the club from Southampton. Unlike Rickie Lambert, the Senegal international became an integral part of an intimidating forward trio and won the Premier League and Champions League for the Reds.

But he was not the only player to arrive at Anfield that summer – Jurgen Klopp’s first as Reds manager. We’ve taken a look at the five other faces that joined Liverpool in the same window as Mane and how they fared.

Matip has been a classy contributor during his six years at Anfield – when he’s not been injured.

The free transfer from Schalke has never made more than 30 Premier League appearances in a single season, but that could all change this season – where he’s enjoying a superb individual campaign, and was even deservedly named the Premier League Player of the Month in February.

The Cameroonian also started in the 2019 Champions League final and assisted Divock Origi’s late clincher with a subtle pass.

Kop hero.

READ: Ranking every Liverpool CB signed since Jamie Carragher retired in 2013

Oh, Loris.

Oh my word!

A disaster for Loris Karius!

Real Madrid lead in the #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/zgX9XRwdAM

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 26, 2018

Forget spending £70million on a centre-back, sometimes all you need is a cheap and experienced defender who describes joining the club as “like winning the lottery”.

Klavan only cost Liverpool £4.2million from Augsberg and, despite once failing a trial with Sunderland (Sunderland!), he generally put in a good shift during his two years at Anfield.

Highlights included being named man of the match at Goodison in 2016 and scoring a last-minute winner away at Burnley in January 2018.

Liverpool have had far worse, that’s for