Risk of burnout? Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane set to play 70th match of season

Liverpool forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are each set to play in their 70th match of the season on Saturday

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, left, and Sadio Mane are each set for their 70th match of the season in Paris on Saturday (Nick Potts/PA)

Liverpool forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are each set to play in their 70th match of the season in Saturday’s Champions League final, as two new surveys highlight the risk of excessive workload on players’ mental and physical health.

Almost 90 per cent of high-performance coaches surveyed by world players’ union FIFPRO said players should be involved in no more than 55 matches per season – a mark Salah and Mane have already well exceeded for club and country.