Liverpool striker Sadio Mane has talked about the players he admired the most when he grew up.
Mane has modeled his game on some of his favorites, which include Ronaldinho and El-Hadji Diouf.
The Senegalese winger played with Liverpool during his career. And Mane admitted that he often looked to Diouf's game as the type of player he wanted to be when he grew up.
"When I was young, I had lots of favourite footballers, but Ronaldinho was my real favourite, along with El-Hadji Diouf from Senegal," he said to Bleacher Report.
"They really inspired me. Those two players were examples for me as a footballer. They were skilful players and good dribblers who beat their opponents easily.
"I was a very good dribbler as a young player, but now that I've got more experience, there are some useless things that I don't do anymore. It's all about making and scoring goals for the team, like my idols did when they were at the peak of their powers."