Liverpool ace Sadio Mane admits he wants to win the Premier League title for El Hadji Diouf.

Diouf and Liverpool have had a love/hate relationship in recent years.

But Mane told the Mirror: “Diouf was a much-loved player in my country.

“But he could not win the league here – and it would make me so happy to do it for him."

There are a lot of people Mane would want to thank if his dream did come true and the trophy finally ­arrived at Anfield. Not least his family, who, although initially dubious about his career in ­football, sacrificed so much to help him on his way.

“At first, ­nobody in my family believed that a career in football would work for me and I spent more time with my uncle than with my parents," he said. “But, in the end, they sold the field harvest for a whole year and I was able to get to Dakar. That was when it started for me.

“And although there were some friends with Liverpool shirts in my village, Manchester United were the most-followed English club. Now, so many people in ­Senegal follow Liverpool and, if I can win the Premier League here, I promise you there will be a lot of joy in Senegal too!"