Sadio Mane has admitted he defied Liverpool’s wishes when playing for Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this season.
The forward, who joined Bayern Munich in a deal worth up to £35m last month, was named player of the tournament as the Teranga Lions beat Mohamed Salah ’s Egypt on penalties to be crowned champions of Africa for the first time. And having scored three goals during the tournament, it was the 30-year-old who stepped up to score the winning spot-kick in the final.
One of Mane’ s goals came in Senegal’s 2-0 victory over Cape Verde in the round of 16. However, the 30-year-old had to be subbed off shortly after that goal following a nasty collision with goalkeeper Vozinha just before he rippled the back of the net.
