A biography for Sadio Manehasn’t been written yet.
“The best thing you can do is remember your home town.”
“You can't say when you are 25 years old that you know everything. You don't.”
“It was a bit difficult in England at first with the weather and the rain, but I love the football culture in this country.”
“I have a chef who cooks for me. I like to eat healthy.”
“It was a tough moment for me when I was in Senegal, especially when I was young. I was born in a village, I grew up there, and they don't like football.”
“Officials are human beings, and sometimes we all make mistakes.”
“When I was in school, we would always have running races. I was good at it. Always sprinting. I can run long distance, too.”
“I just try to work harder and harder every day to improve and get better and better.”
“The wrong team wanted me, by the way - of course United. I spoke with Van Gaal, and they even made an offer, but for me, it was not the right club and not the right moment.”
“Diouf was one of the best players in the whole history of Senegal. He did a lot for the national team, and everybody knows and respects him for that.”
“The people in Senegal like me, so I am happy.”
“I remember that when I was little, my parents felt that I should study to become a teacher. They thought football was a waste of time and I'd never succeed at it.”
“Whenever I play, I know I have the support to help me.”
“I was a Barcelona fan. My favorite player was Ronaldinho. But I watched a lot of English football and admired lots of English teams.”
“I am different as soon as I am on the pitch, because I had to fight so much and work so hard to become a professional footballer, so I have to give everything that I can.”
“If you have Real to face, you have to think about them - they are one of the best teams in the world.”
“I think everything is possible.”
“There was interest from a lot of clubs, not just Manchester United, but as soon as I knew Liverpool were interested, I just felt it was the right club with the right coach. It was right for me to come here.”
“I never doubted how I could help the team, and I never stopped working hard every day in training.”
“We are Liverpool, we are strong, and we can beat any team in the world.”