Sadio Mane Explains How Liverpool Have Helped Muslim Players During Ramadan

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Sadio Mane has revealed that Liverpool have changed their normal training schedule to help Muslim players taking part in Ramadan.

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This year Ramadan began in the evening of April 1 and it will end at night on May 1.

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Muslims traditionally fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan. During this period of fasting, followers are required to abstain from eating and drinking.

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Liverpool have multiple senior players who are Muslim, including Mane, Mo Salah Ibrahima Konate and Naby Keita.

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According to Mane, club captain Jordan Henderson spoke to Jurgen Klopp on behalf of those players and the manager agreed to move training sessions from the afternoon to the morning.

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Speaking to beIN SPORTS, Mane explained: "It's not easy because playing and training and doing Ramadan is not easy at all.

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But before Ramadan we tried to speak with the captain to tell the boss maybe can we change the schedule and train in the morning.

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