'Unlucky' Liverpool need to move on from title race, says Mane

Jurgen Klopp's men amassed a huge 97 points this term but could only come in second place, with Manchester City pipping them to the title by a single point.

Mane, however, believes that his side must move now focus on the upcoming Champions League final against Tottenham on June 1 as they look to finish their campaign on a high.

"We were a bit unlucky because we wanted to win the league – this was our target – but in football, we try and try again," he told Liverpool's official website.

"It didn’t happen this time, but we have the experience [of a title race] and now we are in a final, which is another target that’s very important for us.

"The league is behind us, Manchester City did so well and for sure they deserved it. We tested them, but we have to say congratulations and now we look forward to the final. It’s a big target for the season and hopefully we can do it.

"It would be a big, big thing [to win it]. Tottenham and ourselves are both really young, but we both have lots of experience and have played every kind of game. It is exciting and we want to win it, for sure – everybody knows. We’re not here to think twice about it, we’re just going to go there to try to win it."

Mane was the joint recipient of the Premier League's Golden Boot award, along with Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and although he was happy that his goalscoring got him individual recognition, he insists his sole focus was team success.

"I am very happy to win it. I always try to score as many goals as I can for the team; for me, that’s the most important thing [helping the team].

"To be honest, when I was young I never thought about winning something like the Golden Boot – but every single day, I was thinking about winning a league and the Champions League."