Liverpool forward Sadio Mane praises speedy new team-mate Mohamed Salah: 'He's a nice lad, a great player and quicker than everyone else'

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Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has heaped praise on new team-mate Mohamed Salah, calling him 'quicker than everyone on the pitch'. 

Salah has scored three times in pre-season since joining the Reds from Roma in a £37million move.

Mane, who is returning to full fitness after a knee injury, said everyone at the club had been impressed by the Egypt international. 

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has heaped praise on new team-mate Mohamed Salah

Salah has scored three times in pre-season since joining the Reds from Roma in a £37m move

Mane said everyone at the club had been impressed by the Egypt international

Mane told the club website: 'Everybody has seen how he's quicker than everyone on the pitch. He's a nice lad and a great player.'

The Senegalese forward was in a similar position last summer after joining from Southampton for £36m, and impressed in his debut year at Anfield.

Mane scored 13 times in 27 Premier League games, but saw his campaign curtailed by a knee injury in April.

He played 45 minutes of a friendly win over Hertha Berlin, his first action since the injury on April 1, and said he was feeling positive about the coming campaign. 

Mane said: 'I'm very happy to be back. It was not easy to be off the pitch for three months. Finally, I'm back and I'm happy to be back. I'm looking forward to the season.' 

Mane played 45 minutes of a friendly win over Hertha Berlin, his first action since a knee injury