Sadio Mane’s behaviour at Liverpool left one of his former teammates stunned.
While Mane’s one-year spell at Bayern Munich was nothing short of disastrous, marked by poor performances and an off-field altercation with team-mate Leroy Sane, the Senegal international will forever be a legend at Liverpool.
Mane won every possible trophy while on Merseyside and his exit coincided with one of the Reds’ worst season under Jurgen Klopp to date.
The player's influence at the club can still be felt today - just ask former teammate Billy Koumetio. The 20-year-old defender, who is still on the books at Anfield though currently on loan at Ligue 2 outfit USL Dunkerque, has waxed lyrical about Mane.
Discussing his experience rubbing shoulders with the Liverpool first team, Koumetio told the Liverpool Echo: "Sadio is always the one who was there before everybody. He works really hard.
“I came also early one time, but not as early as Sadio, so I was seeing him working in the gym. I was like, ‘Wow! He is working in the gym already.’
"This is the time when people come in and go to eat, but he’s not eating. He's there, working in the gym. 'Wow'. He was doing sit-ups, and sit-ups, and sit-ups. 'Wow'.
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