Sadio Mane has been dropped from the Saints side to face Norwich because of disciplinary reasons.
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Ronald Koeman revealed that the Senegalese was initially named in the team to take on the Canaries at Carrow Road.
However, Mane turned up so late for the pre-match team meeting that Koeman felt he had no choice but to act and leave him on the bench, with James Ward-Prowse coming into the side.
Koeman said: “It's a disciplinary reason. He was in the team, but he was too late.”
It is not the first time that Mane has been dropped for being late.
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