11-02-2017 21:24 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Mane double puts Liverpool back on track

(Reuters) - Liverpool belatedly kick-started their year and damaged Tottenham Hotspur's slender Premier League title hopes as Sadio Mane struck both goals in a 2-0 victory at Anfield on Saturday. Second-placed Tottenham had the chance to cut Chelsea's lead at the top to six points ahead of their trip to Burnley on Sunday, but they were swept aside before halftime by a vibrant Liverpool side who had failed to win in the league in 2017. Mane, whose absence at the African Nations Cup coincided with
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