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Sadio Mane lifts the lid on talks with Manchester United

Sadio Mane was close to accepting an offer from Manchester United

Liverpool speed demon Sadio Mane has revealed he held talks with arch-rivals Manchester United back in 2016. The Senegalese international switched Southampton for Liverpool in a £34m deal after holding serious talks with the Red Devils.

Shedding light on the details about the talks, Mane said,

"I was really, really close because I even met up with them."

“So I was coming, I was there and I spoke with the boss who was there before [Louis van Gaal]."

“They made an offer, but in the same week, [Jurgen] Klopp called me. He said: ‘I think it’s the right club. The right coach for you, and I think it’s better that you go to Liverpool"

Mane is now preparing to face Tottenham in Liverpool's second UEFA Champions League final in a row.