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By Felix Keith Sadio Mane was fortunate to avoid a red card after grabbing an opponent by the throat during an angry confrontation. Mane was playing for Al-Nassr in a AFC Champions League quarter-final second leg against UAE side Al-Ain on Monday when he lost his discipline. The former Liverpool forward was shown a yellow card by the referee after putting his hand around the neck of Al-Ain substitute Saeed Juma. Al-Ain manager Hernan Crespo saw the incident and was seen appealing to the referee by reenacting it on the sidelines. Mane’s team-mates tried to calm him down and he escaped further p…

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