Sadio Mane

“When you see the rival make a certain pass, you don't need to look behind you. You know 100 per cent that all your teammates will go with you.”

“I was a very good dribbler as a young player, but now that I've got more experience, there are some useless things that I don't do anymore.”

“I won't touch alcohol.”

“A good thing for footballers is not to think too much, especially when you've got to move to a big team like Liverpool, because that's when you start to confuse your mind.”

“Everyone likes Klopp. He is one of the best in the world, and for us to have the chance to have him as a coach makes us all happy.”

“My first hero to wear the number 10 shirt was Ronaldinho.”

“It's the rival that gives you the tempo depending on who is on the ball or who a pass is played to. That is the little secret.”

“I didn't dream about becoming a professional: I dreamed about becoming the best in the world.”

“I am a lucky boy.”

“If you want to be successful when you play, you have to be free in your mind, and that happens if you know that everything is taken care of - you just focus on the football.”

“The first time I watched a World Cup game was in 2002. That was the first time Senegal had ever qualified for the World Cup, and it was great moment that I will never forget in my life. I was ten years old at the time, and that experience of watching my country in a World Cup is what inspired me to become a footballer.”

“I was brought up correctly and in the right way, and my parents are very proud of the fact that I am a professional footballer.”

“I was born in a village where there had never been a footballer who'd made it in the major championships.”

“Football was always my dream. I started playing at the age of five, and I'm still playing now.”

“I wanted to be Ronaldinho. I studied him a lot. He was my hero.”

“I really don't like not being able to help my teammates.”

“Even when I was injured, I was always working hard.”

“Liverpool are a massive club with a big history that has won many trophies over the years, and as soon as I was told of the possibility to come here, and I knew the manager wanted me, I said yes.”

“It makes it easy for a player when you've got really good teammates and when everyone wants the same thing.”

“When I finish games, I want to have the feeling that I helped my team as much as I could, and the fans saw I was determined to win.”