Dung Grin's video: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp makes Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah award admission

Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have both been named on the 10-man shortlist for the CAF African Player of the Year award and that makes it three straight years for the Reds duo. Salah has won the award for the last two years, while Mane has come in second place behind his Egyptian team-mate on both occasions. And both players are once again having a fantastic year for Liverpool, as the Reds have already won the Club World Cup, are top of the Premier League and have also qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League. However, when their manager Jurgen Klopp was asked about which striker should win the award, the German found it difficult to choose between his two players. “I have no clue,” Klopp said. JUST IN: Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Haaland completes shock Dortmund move, Grealish plan, Pogba  “I love them both, so for me it would be easy – there would be two first places, easy as that. “I got this week another award so for somebody who is not believing in individual awards, especially not for managers, I got really a lot this year. “They are both incredible players, so I don’t know what you would decide but somebody will decide it and they both would deserve it. That’s it.” DON’T MISS Frank Lampard sets transfer price for Chelsea star as Juventus and Inter eye January move [TRANSFER NEWS] Man Utd handed major Christian Eriksen transfer boost after Barcelona decision [TRANSFER NEWS] Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta branded ‘deluded’ by Gunners hero as transfer decision backed [TEAM NEWS] READ MORE Liverpool fans tip Reds ace to become 'world class' despite Villa loss  So far this season Salah has 13 goals and seven assists in 26 appearances for Liverpool, and two goals in five games for Egypt. While Mane has 14 goals and 11 assists in 27 appearances for the Reds, and four goals in seven games for Senegal. The 2019 CAF African Player of the Year award is voted on by head coaches and coaches of the member CAF nations. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Hurghada, Egypt, on January 7 2020. READ MORE Man City news: Guardiola takes credit for Liverpool’s title advantage The full list of candidates for the 2019 CAF African Player of the Year 1. André Onana (Cameroon and Ajax) 2. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Ajax) 3. Ismail Bennacer (Algeria and AC Milan) 4. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal and Napoli) 5. Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) Trending  6. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria and Shanghai Shenhua) 7. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Arsenal) 8. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Manchester City) 9. Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) 10. Youcef Belaili (Algeria and Ahli Jeddah)