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Liverpool winger Sadio Mane is likely to undergo knee surgery which will end his season.

The Reds will make a final decision in the next 48 hours over whether the Senegal international goes under the knife.

However, club medical staff fear that Liverpool's 13-goal top scorer will require a minor operation to repair damaged meniscus in his left knee. That would rule him out for eight weeks - meaning his season would be over.

Mane, who limped off during the second half of last Saturday's derby victory over Everton, is desperate to avoid an operation as he wants to get back and play his part in helping Jurgen Klopp's side secure Champions League qualification during the run-in.

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As a result they have agreed to wait for the swelling around his left knee to go down. A further scan will then determine the next course of action.

But the chances of him playing again this season are increasingly slim. Surgery is now regarded as the most likely outcome which would mean that Mane misses Liverpool's remaining eight matches.

His absence would be a major blow with the 24-year-old proving a massive hit at Anfield following his £30million move from Southampton last summer. As well as scoring 13 league goals, Mane has also chipped in with five assists.

Speaking on Tuesday, Klopp said: "We have to wait a little bit until the knee is not that swollen anymore.

"It’s not very positive but we cannot say what it is exactly. We have to wait.

“It is swollen because of different reasons. It’s possible (it is season-ending)."

Liverpool have struggled without Mane this season - winning just once in seven games while he was away on duty at the Africa Cup of Nations in January.