Victor Wanyama shares interesting anecdote about Sadio Mané at Saints | OneFootball

Sadio Mané once told Victor Wanyama he thought the Southampton players didn’t want to pass to him.

Wanyama was already playing for Saints when Mané joined the club from Red Bull Salzburg in 2014.

The pair formed a close bond off the pitch and Wanyama has now revealed an interesting conversation he had with the Senegalese striker shortly after his move to St Mary’s.

“We were like a family under one father in [Mauricio] Pochettino but I and Mané forged a bigger brotherhood bond.

“[Morgan] Schneiderlin was also a great friend.

“At one point, Mané approached me and told me ‘hi man, these guys do not want to pass the ball to me, can the two of us play closely. They do not want me to score.’

“I reluctantly agreed and anytime I got the ball I would pass it to him though. I wanted to treat him right since he is a good and nice guy.”

It clearly worked as Mané went on to score 21 times for the club before leaving to join Liverpool in 2016.

Wanyama also left the club to join Pochettino at Tottenham that summer, and the Kenyan midfielder is now playing in MLS for Montreal Impact.