Liverpool news: Sadio Mane left team-mate stunned with training behaviour before leaving

Liverpool news: Billy Koumetio has opened up on Sadio Mane Sadio Mane will be remembered as a Liverpool legend on the pitch. But it appears how he acted away from the match-day cameras also had a big effect on his team-mates, as Billy Koumetio has revealed. How Sadio Mane helped new Man City star Jeremy Doku snub Liverpool and anger Jurgen Klopp Mane won the Champions League and Premier League, among other trophies, during his six-year spell at Anfield. He scored 120 goals in 269 appearances before leaving for Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022. He felt the time was right to take up a new adventure in Germany. That didn’t go quite to plan, as he has already left to move to Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr. But Mane has clearly left a lasting effect on the players he left behind at Liverpool. Young defender Koumetio was just 19 when the forward quit Merseyside for Munich. Read more… Three England stars let Southgate down as Ukraine draw brings end to winning run Liverpool news: Sadio Mane’s training behaviour inspired Billy Koumetio SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info However, he has revealed how he was left stunned by Mane’s work ethic on the training ground. Koumetio, who is spending this season on loan at USL Dunkerque, says the 31-year-old’s behaviour was an inspiration. He told the Liverpool Echo: “Sadio is always the one who was there before everybody. He works really hard. I came also early one time, but not as early as Sadio, so I was seeing him working in the gym. I was like, ‘Wow! He is working in the gym already.’ “This is the time when people come in and go to eat, but he’s not eating. He’s there, working in the gym. ‘Wow’. He was doing sit-ups, and sit-ups, and sit-ups. ‘Wow’. “I went to get changed and went to get something quickly to eat. Came back to the changing room, and then went to join him in the gym. I saw him working, and then the squad came 30-45 minutes afterwards, and he was still working there! He was the last to go out of there. ‘Wow.'” Trending Buy the Liverpool FC 2023/24 home kit From £29.95 View Deal The 23/24 home shirt for Liverpool pays homage to the past of the club, as well as collaborator Nike, with a strong 1970s influence. The iconic red, capped with bold white cuffs and collar really does invoke that classic Liverpool FC style while adding a cool retro touch