Liverpool midfielder Fabinho has revealed he tried to persuade Sadio Mane to ditch plans to join Bayern Munich in order to prolong his stay at Anfield before he departed the club this summer.
Mane left Merseyside after six trophy-laden years, where he became an integral part of Jurgen Klopp's side that triumphed in the Champions League and Premier League.
The Senegal international enjoyed arguably his finest season in Liverpool colours during the 2019/20 campaign as he helped the club end their 30-year drought for a first division title, but struggled to replicate that form in the two years that followed. However, the forward did enjoy a late renaissance to his Reds career following his return from Africa Cup of Nations glory in February as he relished his position in a more central role following the signing of Luis Diaz.
