Liverpool star Sadio Mane has told talkSPORT he would understand if the Reds were denied the Premier League title due to the coronavirus crisis.

Jurgen Klopp’s men were charging towards their first top-flight triumph in 30 years before the football season was halted by the ongoing pandemic.

Mane helped Liverpool build an all-but unassailable 25-point lead at the Premier League’s summit and just two wins from their final nine games would clinch the title.

AFP or licensors 2 Sadio Mane, who scored 14 Premier League goals when the season was suspended could miss out on the title this season

But there are now very real fears those games may never be played, throwing the Reds’ inevitable title procession into serious doubt.

It remains unclear how the league table will be decided if the campaign is cancelled, and Mane admits he won’t feel like a Premier League winner unless his side win it on the pitch.

However, the Senegal forward insists he will accept whatever decision is made, even if that means missing out on the title completely.

Asked if he feels like a champion, the 27-year-old told talkSPORT: “I think not yet. I love my job and I love football, I want to win on the pitch.

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“I want to win the games and I want to get the trophy, it’s what I would love.

“But with this situation, whatever happens I will understand.

“It has been difficult for Liverpool, but it has been more difficult for many millions of people around the world.

“Some people have lost family members and that is the more complicated situation.

“But for myself, it’s my dream and I want to win it this year.

Getty Images - Getty 2 Mane and Salah have led Liverpool’s title charge

“If that’s not the case, I will accept, it’s part of life. Hopefully we will win it next year.”

Liverpool fans will take hope from the comments of UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, who expects the Reds to win the title one way or another.

In Belgium, Club Brugge are set to be crowned champions of the top-flight, which they led by 15-points upon its cancellation.

“I see no way for Liverpool to stay untitled. If the championship resumes, they will almost certainly win it,” Ceferin said.

“Theoretically, it has not yet reached the guaranteed level, but it is practically close.

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“However, if it could not be played, it would also be necessary to announce the results in some way and find some key on how the champions should be determined.

“And, of course, again I do not see a scenario in which that would not be Liverpool.

“I understand that fans will be disappointed if it happens in an empty stadium or even at the green table, but I believe they will win the title one way or another.”

Listen to the full interview with Sadio Mane on Drive at 4pm on Wednesday. Sadio Mane – Made in Senegal is available on Rakuten TV from today.