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'The English didn't win any European cups': Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke slams 'arrogant IDIOTS' in response to Dean Saunders' comments that Sadio Mane is 'ruining his best years' by leaving Liverpool for the Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has slammed former Liverpool forward Dean Saunders over comments that Sadio Mane will 'ruin' his best years as a footballer by signing for Bayern Munich.

A host of former British players have questioned the logic behind Mane's £35.1million move to the Bundesliga giants, following a successful six-year stint at Anfield.

The comments made by Saunders, who said Mane could play 'in third gear and with a cigar sitting in an armchair' in Germany, were brought to the attention of Watzke.

Dean Saunders claimed that Mane would 'ruin his best years' by leaving Liverpool for Germany
Hans-Joachim Watzke has labelled ex-Liverpool player Saunders as an 'arrogant idiot'

As reported by German publication BILD, Watzke fired back as he said: 'There are always some arrogant idiots like this one.