Sadio Mané has said he rejected a move to Manchester United a year before signing for Liverpool because he was "not convinced" by Louis van Gaal's insistence that he would play ahead of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Ángel Di María. Senegal forward Mané, speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, revealed he held talks with then-United manager Van Gaal in the summer of 2015 during his time at Southampton.