Sadio Mane has recalled how Liverpool beat Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur to his signature with the help of Jurgen Klopp.

The Senegalese winger joined the Premier League with Southampton in 2014 and was one of the most exciting players outside the 'Big Six'.

Mane netted 25 goals and assisted another ten in two seasons to earn a move to Liverpool in 2016. Liverpool hijacked two Premier League rivals to sign Sadio Mane after Jurgen Klopp phone call

He won six trophies with the Reds, including the Premier League and Champions League, but it could have been a very different story.

Appearing on Rio Meets with Rio Ferdinand, Mane said he spoke to Klopp while at RB Salzburg before United came calling.

"He wanted to bring me to [Borussia] Dortmund, but it didn't work out," he s

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