On the 14th, Dean Saunders (58, Wales) said in an interview with the British media ‘Talk Sports’, “There are only a few players who can replace Manet. (Among them) I thought Heung-Min Son was the perfect fit for Liverpool.”
Saunders won the 1991-92 UEFA Cup top scorer for Liverpool. The UEFA Cup, which was renamed the ‘Europa League’ during the 2009-10 season, is the second European football league competition following the Champions League.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min dribbles during the 2022-23 English Premier League match once morest Fulham. Photo=AFPBBNews=News1
Son Heung-min and Mane have in common that they were born in 1992, when they were the top scorers in the English Premier League (EPL). Mane scored five goals in 10 matches in the 2022-23 season, when he joined second-placed Munich from 3rd-ranked Liverpool in Europe.
On the other hand, Son Heung-min played 8 games including the cup competition, including 6 in the EPL, but has not scored yet. Saunders lamented that he was “suffering for Tottenham” and then compared him to Damien Duff (43, Ireland) during his time at Chelsea.
Duff’s main position was left midfield. However, Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole (42, England), who was later selected as the best 11 in the 20th anniversary of the EPL, had a great presence. Saunders said, “At the time, Duff was not able to score many goals because he helped Cole (although he was a defender) throughout the game.”
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