In the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, Sadio Mané returned to his relationship with his former teammate Mohamed Salah. As a reminder, under the colors of Liverpool, the two stars have not always had a good relationship. “Everyone said the same thing (that there was a rivalry). But I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I’m a rather discreet person, but I get along well with everyone on the team. I think ‘Mo’ is also a very nice guy. But on the pitch, you saw it: sometimes he passed me, sometimes he didn’t. Only ‘Bobby’ (Roberto Firmino) was there to share the ball.first recognized the Senegalese, currently at Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. To illustrate his words, Mané even returned to a tense episode between the two footballers: a meeting against Burnley in August 2019, won by the Reds with a score of 3 goals to 0.
“I still remember it. I was really, really angry after the game because he didn’t pass to me. When he should have. The next day he came to see me. He wanted to talk to me, but he didn’t know how to go about it. He still thought I was mad at him because we hadn’t seen each other the night before. He said to me: ‘Can we talk?’ I said, ‘OK, no problem, let’s go.’ And he said, ‘You think I didn’t mean to pass you? I didn’t score. It was Bobby who scored. But even when I had the ball, I wasn’t thinking about passing you. I just had the ball and wanted to shoot. But I have nothing against you. And honestly, if I can make the pass to you and if I see you, I will. I told him: ‘No, don’t worry. It happened. I was angry because I think you can pass me better with your talent.”tells the 33-year-old player before concluding: “I think since that day we have become even closer. And that happens sometimes. For me, it wasn’t personal. He just wants to score, score, score. I told him: ‘Mo, if you want to be top scorer, I can help you. I don’t have a problem with that.”.
