Sadio Mane leans back in his chair and giggles. He is a serious kind of man but this time, he just can't help it.
He has mentioned that he comes from a religious family in Senegal and so he has been asked how often they went to church when he was a child. 'They are Muslims,' he says, still laughing, 'so not so much church.'
Mane is popular at Liverpool's Melwood training ground. He is friends with everyone, known for being humble and self-effacing. If some Premier League footballers give the impression they have been consumed by celebrity lives, Mane does not fit the stereotype.