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Sadio Mane has revealed that he had agreed a transfer to Man Utd before his switch to Liverpool.

The Senegalese forward joined the Reds from Southampton back in 2016 and has gone on to enjoy a wonderful career at Anfield. In all, he has scored 120 goals in all competitions for the club and has also played his part in a Premier League and Champions League success, as well as having scooped the FA Cup, Carabao Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

Whilst Mane has written himself into Kop folklore, he could potentially have been representing fierce rivals Man Utd instead, having revealed to former Red Jamie Carragher that he was close to switching to Old Trafford only for Jurgen Klopp to intervene.

Speaking to Carragher in a piece for The Telegraph, he said: “I have to say, I was really close to going to Manchester United. I had the contract there.

“I had it all agreed. It was all ready, but instead I thought, ‘No, I want to go to Liverpool’. I was convinced to go with Klopp’s project. I still remember the first time I got the call from Klopp.

“I was watching TV. It was an action movie - because I love movies - and he said, ‘Sadio, listen, I want to explain to you what happened at Dortmund’. That was when he thought of signing me for Dortmund and for some reason it didn’t