Sadio Mane has revealed he came close to joining Manchester United in 2016, agreeing a contract with the Red Devils before making a last-minute decision to join Liverpool after a call from Jurgen Klopp.
Mane has scored 23 goals in 50 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions this term, helping Klopp s team to win the EFL Cup and FA Cup trophies, while the Reds could yet add the Champions League when they face Real Madrid in Saturday s final in Paris.
The 30-year-old scored when Liverpool faced Madrid in the 2018 final in Kyiv, though substitute Gareth Bale netted a brace to condemn Klopp s side to a 3-1 defeat.
Liverpool are bidding to win their seventh European crown at the Stade de France, and Mane has been touted as a potential Ballon d Or contender after …