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Sadio Mane will take the next step towards full fitness next week, with the winger set to resume running at Melwood.

The Senegalese star’s season was ended after undergoing surgery on a knee injury sustained against Everton in April.

But the 25-year-old, who notched 13 goals during his debut campaign at Anfield, is to continue his rehabilitation ahead of his return next season.

“I am getting better and I want to thank all of the physios for doing a great job,” Mane said. “Not just with me, they’re always doing a great job.

“Hopefully next week I will start running, jogging, so I am happy and looking forward to it.”

Mane, who was crowned Liverpool’s Player of the Season and Players’ Player of the Season at the club’s end-of-season awards on Tuesday, has been a big miss for his side as they look to seal Champions League qualification without him.

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The former Southampton man is confident his team-mates can achieve top four in his absence, however.

“This league is a very hard league, but we have a great team and great players,” he said. “We are capable of beating every team in the league," he told Liverpoolfc.com.

“We have two important games. We must not make big pressure for ourselves, but we can beat them.”