Mane 'statement' a marker of Liverpool's progress - Klopp

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group C - Liverpool v Crvena Zvezda - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - October 24, 2018 Liverpool's Sadio Mane celebrates Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine/File Photo

(Reuters) - Tying down Senegal forward Sadio Mane to a new long term deal was a statement move, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday.

Mane, who has scored six league goals this season, signed a new contract with the Anfield club on Thursday, following in the footsteps of his fellow attackers Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino who agreed long term deals in the last year.