Wenger reveals how we would have dealt with Mane and Sane's bust-up
Arsene Wenger claims that a lack of ‘trust’ and ‘communication’ led to Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane’s dressing room bust-up… and insists that the Bayern Munich duo needed to set aside their ‘personal confict’ for the ‘interest of the team’
- Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane were involved in an incredible bust-up last week
- The two Bayern players clashed after their defeat away to Manchester City
- Ex-coach Arsene Wenger revealed how he would have dealt with the incident
Arsene Wenger has claimed that a breakdown in ‘communication’ led to Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane’s dressing room bust-up.
Mane struck his team-mate in the face after Bayern’s 3-0 defeat to City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Etihad last week.
He was then dropped for Bayern’s 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim and fined more than £250,000 by the Bundesliga giants for punching team-mate Sane.
Sane was left with a bloodied lip after the altercation, while the former Liverpool winger was handed a fine that is believed to be the largest in Bayern history.
And, in the wake of the incident, former Arsenal manager Wenger has revealed how he would dealt with the situation, if he were in charge.
Arsene Wenger gave his opinion on the recent bust-up between Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane
Mane (L) is said to have been disgruntled with the way Sane (R) addressed him during an argument at the Etihad, which resulted in their conflict
Speaking on beIN SPORTS, Wenger said: ‘There is a rift in the team and the management inside the club has to sort it out. The only way to sort this problem out is communication.
‘You have to create the trust and the communication inside the dressing room. Most of the time when you have this problem with two players, you take them into the office and you explain to them that ‘we cannot be successful if the players inside the team do not cooperate well together’.
‘That does not mean you have to love each other. But it means that the superior interest of the team is over the personal conflict of the players.’
Sane and Mane were seen confronting each other as they trudged off the pitch at the Etihad Stadium and the row boiled over when they went down the tunnel.
As the clash continued into the dressing room, Mane punched the German and left him with a bloodied lip, before the pair were dragged away from each other.
Sane obscured his lip when he touched down in Munich on Thursday morning, keen to hide any evidence of the altercation to the cameras.
Nevertheless, Mane will be hoping to return to the Bayern Munich squad for Wednesday’s second leg against City.
Mane was pictured training alongside his Bayern Munich team-mates ahead of their Champions League clash with Manchester City on Wednesday
On the night, Bayern fell behind to Rodri’s stunning first-half opener, before a mistake from Dayot Upamecano allowed Bernardo Silva to double City’s lead.
Haaland added a third for the hosts to give Bayern a mountain to climb in the second leg at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night.
Mane had been brought on in the 69th minute of the defeat, with the forward having had a mixed first season since joining from Liverpool for £35million last summer.
The 31-year-old has scored 11 goals in his 32 appearances for the German giants.
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