Sadio Mane's 'tense' relationship with Mohamed Salah as former Liverpool star shows true colors

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Mane continued to vent his anger after he was substituted, throwing his training top to the ground and gesticulating in Salah's direction from the bench. "We have reconciled and become the good friends we were before," Mane said after the game, but the lingering sense that the pair's relationship was a tense one remained right up until Mane's move to Bayern Munich in 2022.

Mane added: “He [Salah] said to me [after the Burnley game]: ‘Sadio, why are you angry?’ I told him, ‘You needed to give me the ball, Mo’, to which he replied, ‘I didn't see you. You know I've got nothing against you’." In an interview with L'Equipe earlier this year, Salah recalled how Mane's thirst for goals stood in the way of the pair having a stronger relationship.

It's human to want more, I understand that, he's a competitor. At the end of the day, I know what I did, and my conscience is clear.” Writing in his book about his time at Liverpool, Roberto Firmino gave his verdict on the incident involving Mane and Salah.