Sky TV viewers enjoy hilarious moment reporters are caught out in Sadio Mane interview gaffe

This was the hilariously awkward second a Sky Sports activities presenter mistook Sadio Mane for certainly one of his entourage, as their reporter seemed to get an unique scoop with Bayern Munich‘s latest signing.

Mane made headlines on Wednesday afternoon when he lastly accomplished his £35.1million transfer to Bayern Munich, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden spell at Liverpool.

And moments after the 30-year-old arrived at Bayern’s HQ, Sky Sports activities had been extraordinarily eager to get an interview with him.

Throughout a reside phase on Sky Sports activities Information, certainly one of their German correspondents waited exterior Bayern’s coaching base to get an unique interview with Mane and appeared to be getting simply that when a flashy automotive with tinted home windows pulled up exterior.

Egged on by his colleagues, the Sky Sports activities reporter then approached the car to get some response from the person himself earlier than one of many again doorways swung open, leaving the suspension to construct.

As the person emerged seconds later, Sky Sports activities presenter Vicky Gomersall excitedly says ‘There he’s!’ solely to then realised that he wasn’t the person of the second.

As an alternative it was certainly one of Mane’s entourage, leaving Gomersall to grasp her gaffe and say, ‘oh no, hold on a minute’, with Mane exiting the car on the opposite aspect.

The hilarious gaffe left followers in stitches on-line, with one fan describing the second as a ‘shocker’ whereas one other labelled the incident as ‘good’.

Mane put pen to paper on a three-year contract value £250,000-a-week on the Allianz Area, ending his six-year keep on Merseyside. 

Talking for the primary time as a Bayern participant, Mane mentioned: ‘I am very comfortable to lastly be with FC Bayern in Munich. 

‘We had numerous talks and I felt the nice curiosity of this massive membership from the beginning. So there was little question in my thoughts proper from the beginning.

‘That is the correct time for this problem. I wish to obtain quite a bit with this membership.’ 

The Senegal star, who arrived at Anfield from Southampton in 2016 for £34m, performed his final match for the Reds within the Champions League last defeat by Actual Madrid.

Mane hinted earlier than that match in Paris that his future could lie away from Anfield after which confirmed his intention to go away lower than 24 hours after the full-time whistle.

In a farewell interview with Liverpool, Mane added: ‘Clearly it’s unusual – actually, actually unusual – to now not be a Liverpool participant after six years spent at Anfield.

‘However in fact I had a good time, an unbelievable time, and since my first day I actually, actually loved coaching, taking part in, at Anfield particularly and in entrance of those wonderful supporters. Now it’s come to the top, so what are you able to say? 

‘I believe whoever is leaving Liverpool, with these supporters you’ll all the time miss them as a result of to date [they are] the most effective on the earth and I’ve all the time mentioned it.

‘I might love at some point to come back again to Anfield to say hello to them and naturally to observe Liverpool taking part in as a result of for me, I’m going to be Liverpool’s No.1 fan – after the supporters!’.

When requested in regards to the prospect of returning to Anfield within the Champions League, he mentioned: ‘ the Champions League and the way the draw all the time goes on, it may well occur for positive and if it occurs it occurs. 

‘It’s soccer and naturally I’ve to come back and I’ve to play. However like I mentioned, Liverpool is Liverpool and we are going to see. We’ll see what’s going to occur.’

Mane gained six main trophies throughout six years on Merseyside, claiming each main membership honour, and scored a complete of 120 targets in 269 video games for the membership.