Sunday People

SANE OPTION IS CITY AND PEP

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But Hargreaves reckons switching to Old Trafford would still be a good move for Sancho, even though they’re in transition and trailing Liverpool and his former club

Manchester City.

Manager

Ole Gunnar

Solskjaer has given

United a reboot with a team packed with top young stars Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood, Daniel James,

want to be the part of that. “Liverpool and City have gone away from everyone else, but United would still be a team to join. Also, he knows Manchester well from his time at City.

“Things go in cycles, and United will come back. Recruiting a guy like Jadon would help, but it’s more about Jadon finding what fits for him.

“I know he’s going to cost a lot of money, but you have a player potentiall­y for the next decade who is

LEROY SANE should think twice about ditching Pep Guardiola’s inspiratio­nal coaching for a return to Germany, says Owen Hargreaves.

He reckons brilliant Manchester City winger

Sane (left) needs to put his foot on the ball before forcing through a move to Bayern Munich.

Hans-dieter Flick’s Bayern travel to meet Union Berlin behind closed doors today as German football continues its return. Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich have already identified former Schalke star Sane as a top target, with the fit-again City attacker keen to join the German giants. But BT Sport pundit Hargreaves warns: “To leave City and the football they play under Pep Guardiola

“Normally when you watch games, you know what is going to happen.

“With Jadon, he does things off the cuff – almost like Neymar – and in a way that’s quite priceless because he can make things happen.

“When teams sit deep and there’s no space, Jadon finds space.

“So whoever gets him will be quite fortunate.” is a tough choice. Maybe it’s a lifestyle choice and he wants to live closer to home, but football-wise it doesn’t get much better than Manchester City.

“Leroy wants to be the best – and if you have the best manager in the game then that makes it a tough decision. I remember interviewi­ng Leroy and him saying the detail Pep gives players is something else.

“But that’s what players love about Pep. His attention to detail is off the charts. Look at Raheem Sterling. All players have talent, but Pep maximises it.

“Once you’ve had a manager who gives you that, it’s hard to go backwards – and every player Pep has ever had has got better.

“It’s hard to leave that because you’ll be looking at your next manager, thinking, ‘Where’s the info, boss?’

“So it’s going to be a tough choice for Leroy.”

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