Liverpool are increasingly worried Sadio Mane’s season is over as they continue to wait for a scan result on his injured knee.

The striker has suffered too much swelling to fully establish the extent of the damage suffered during the Merseyside derby at the weekend. A complete diagnosis is expected in the next 24 hours, but there was a palpable mood of anxiety at Melwood on Tuesday. The club is fearful Mane will miss the run-in as Liverpool fight for a Champions League place.

At this stage, it remains unclear if Mane will be out for a few games or for the last two months of the campaign. Jurgen Klopp will be desperate for a positive appraisal despite the pessimism since Saturday. He is already without Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson and can ill afford to be without such another crucial player.

Liverpool face Bournemouth on Wednesday and then travel to Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion.

The Senegal attacker was hurt in the second half of Liverpool’s 3-1 win but his replacement Divock Origi has vowed to fill the void if - as is now likely - he is called upon against Eddie Howe’s side.