Sane desperate for derby debut

Mouths are watering across the country as Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola prepare to do battle in the Manchester derby, and £37million man Leroy Sane admits he has also been swept up in the pre-match excitement.

Sane has been sidelined with a muscle strain since joining from Schalke and though he expects to make his debut, he cannot hide the fact that he is a little bit excited about old rivals Mourinho and Guardiola going toe to toe in the Premier League.

Sane said: “I’ve played in derby games in Germany but this should be a great match and one I’m really looking forward to, especially because Pep Guardiola is taking on Jose Mourinho.

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“It goes without saying that everyone wants to win this game, particularly so early in the season and both sets of supporters will be afraid of losing, but that’s normal for any derby – nobody wants to end on the losing team.

“It should be a special game and we can sense the expectation all around the city from our supporters.

“I can’t believe how close the two clubs are and it’s maybe ten minutes to drive from City to United which is really quick! In Germany it was about 30 minutes between Schalke and Dortmund but Manchester is different.

“It will be tough. I think both sides will play their own game, keep the ball and look for openings and the team that plays the best football will probably win and we intend that to be us.”