Mané has not yet stepped up his training from running in straight lines

Sadio Mané has been drafted into the Senegal squad for the crucial World Cup qualifying matches next month against South Africa despite Liverpool ruling him out until late November with a hamstring injury.

Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, will be alarmed at claims made by Aliou Cissé, the Senegal coach, about Mané being “100 per cent fit” for the games on November 10 and 14.

Senegal are top of group D and know that a victory in the first qualifier in Polokwane will guarantee progress to Russia 2018. The teams meet again in Dakar four days later.

Liverpool were braced for the possibility of Mané being included in Cissé’s 25-man squad given the importance of the matches, but would expect the winger to be released