Pep Guardiola heaps praise on in-form Manchester City star Leroy Sane
The 21-year-old found the net for the sixth time in 10 games as Manchester City beat Sunderland to keep the pressure on Chelsea at the top
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on Leroy Sane for his recent run of good form, saying his improvement comes as a result of a learning process that still has a long way to go.
The 21-year-old German international, who joined the club in a £37m move from Schalke at the start of the season, netted his sixth goal in 10 appearances as third-place City secured a 2-0 victory at Sunderland on Sunday.
"Always when you pay a lot of money, managers all over the world are expecting the best, when it's going well it is always cheap. When it's going bad it's always expensive," Guardiola told British media.
"I think he has a lot of qualities, he's so fast and runs in behind like few players in the world. But he's just 21 years old, so the gap to become a really good player is still big."
Guardiola, who managed five-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi during his four seasons at Barcelona, has seen enough of Sane so far to realise he has the abilities to become world class.
"I can say that because I was the manager of the best player in history (Lionel Messi). That's why I know he can improve," the Spaniard added. "With this talent it would be a pity not to try to realise all this potential that he has."
City host ninth-placed Stoke City on Wednesday before travelling to Middlesbrough for an FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
Reuters
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