{"id":726626,"date":"2019-10-18T19:19:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/18\/wenger-names-player-that-should-win-2019-ballon-dor\/"},"modified":"2019-10-18T19:19:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:19:02","slug":"wenger-names-player-that-should-win-2019-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/18\/wenger-names-player-that-should-win-2019-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Wenger names player that should win 2019 Ballon d&#8217;Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1571426342_208_wenger.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said Sadio Mane deserves to beat his Liverpool teammate, Virgil van Dijk, to the Ballon d\u2019Or.<\/p>\n<p>Van Dijk is the overwhelming favourite to clinch the award in December, becoming the first defender to claim it since 2006 World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro and the first Liverpool player since Michael Owen in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchma\u2019s put in impressive displays, as the Reds won the Champions League by beating Tottenham in the final in June.<\/p>\n<p>But Mane scored four goals in the competition and shared last season\u2019s Premier League Golden Boot with his teammate Mohamed Salah and Arsenal\u2019s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.<\/p>\n<p>When asked who should win the Ballon d\u2019Or by beIN Sports during a Twitter Q&amp;A, Wenger said: \u201cMane was the outstanding character, I would say \u2013 because he is a fighter\u2026 and efficient.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not scared of anybody. 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