How Sadio Mane ‘punched Leroy Sane in the face’ after Man City defeat

Sadio Mane is reported to have hit Bayern Munich teammate Leroy Sane in the face during a furious dressing room row following Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League.

Sane started the game against his former side, with Mane coming off the bench for the final 20 minutes, but neither could prevent Bayern from failing to a huge loss which sees them all but eliminated from the Champions League ahead of the second leg of their quarter-final tie.

Late in the game, BILD state that Sane and Mane had a verbal disagreement on the pitch when a move broke down, and that dispute carried over into the dressing room after the final whistle.

Mane is said to have taken issue with how Sane spoke to him on the pitch and the report even states that the former Liverpool man struck Sane in the face, leaving visible marks on the German’s face.

Teammates had to intervene to separate the duo, with Sane leaving the dressing room soon after to calm things down.

The report comes just a few weeks after the same outlet claimed Mane found himself in a heated argument with then-manager Julian Nagelsmann after he was benched for the second leg of their last-16 victory over Paris Saint-Germain

It’s the latest struggle in what has been a challenging maiden season in Munich for Mane, who joined from Liverpool for £35m during the summer.

Mane was an immediate starter upon his arrival but has struggled with both form and injuries, leaving him with a return of 11 goals and five assists from 32 appearances in all competitions.

He would eventually lose his spot in the team to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who climbed to second on Bayern’s scoring charts behind Jamal Musiala, and has started just once in the four games so far under new boss Thomas Tuchel.

Source: 90mins