Edouard Mendy says ‘brother’ Sadio Mane SHOULD have been sent off for elbowing Chelsea teammate Cesar Azpilicueta… before sharing a picture with the Liverpool star as they jet off to the African Cup of Nations
- Sadio Mane was controversially not sent off for an elbow on Cesar Azpilicueta
- He then opened the scoring past his Senegal teammate Edouard Mendy
- Liverpool and Chelsea played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge
- Mendy and Mane are now heading off to the African Cup of Nations
Edouard Mendy says his Senegal international teammate Sadio Mane should have been sent off in Chelsea’s clash with Liverpool.
The Liverpool forward caught Cesar Azpilicueta with an elbow just six seconds into the 2-2 draw which took place at Stamford Bridge.
Just hours after Mane scored past Mendy to put Liverpool ahead in the contest, the pair have been pictured together on the plane as they jet off for the African Cup of Nations.
Edouard Mendy believes Sadio Mane should have been shown a red card for an elbow on Cesar Azpilicueta
The Liverpool forward received a yellow – something Chelsea players were aggrieved at
An action packed match started with Mane receiving the fastest recorded booking in Premier League history.
A long ball was played out to Mane on the left who caught Azpilicueta while they both went to meet it.
Mane received a yellow card though Azpilicueta said after the game that it was a ‘clear red,’ while Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was left stunned after claiming that VAR did not check the incident.
Edouard Mendy shared this picture on Instagram of him and Mane flying off to the African Cup of Nations following Chelsea’s clash with Liverpool
Mendy was also asked for his opinion after the game on whether his international teammate should have been given his marching orders.
He told RMC Sport: ‘Sadio is my brother, my compatriot. But he should not have stayed on the pitch after one minute.’
Despite his comments it was all-smiles for the pair as Mendy shared a picture on Instagram of the pair heading off to the African Cup of Nations which takes place in Cameroon.
Sadio Mane rounded Mendy before opening the scoring for Liverpool in a 2-2 draw
They will go from opponents to teammates with Senegal’s first match taking place on January 10 against Zimbabwe.
The Liverpool forward opened the scoring after nine minutes against Chelsea when he capitalised on a mistake from Trevoh Chalobah and rounded his international team-mate before coolly slotting away.
Mo Salah made it 2-0 before a Mateo Kovacic stunner and a goal from Christian Pulisic levelled the score just before half-time.
The game finished as a 2-2 draw – a result which does neither side any favours with Manchester City now ten points clear at the top of the Premier League.