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Mane's new club currently sit fifth in the league table, five points ahead of Liverpool.
Neglects to mention that he's only a bit part player at Southampton and has scored few goals. Also that Nastasic lost his place (to Demichelis?) and was quickly deemed surplus to requirements at City, so it seems a bit weak to hold up these two players as shining examples of Liverpool's failings in the transfer market when they'd also most likely be used to illustrate the same point had Liverpool signed them.
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"Aware that numbers mattered to FSG's vision for the club, Edwards appointed Ian Graham as Liverpool's director of research. Holder of a PhD in theoretical physics, Graham had developed a computer programme designed to add discriminative value to player performance statistics provided by companies such as ProZone.
When Rodgers, a scout or an agent suggested Liverpool sign a particular player, Edwards would have the player's numbers run through the Graham model. If the computer said no, the deal was off.
When Red Bull Salzburg were looking for a buyer for Sadio Mane in the summer, Liverpool were one of the clubs approached. Graham's analysis indicated the Senegal international wasn't good enough, so Mane ended up at Southampton instead (paid for with a fraction of the money Rodgers channelled to the South Coast club for Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren and Lambert).
Mane's new club currently sit fifth in the league table, five points ahead of Liverpool."