BASEL, Switzerland — Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has recovered from his ankle injury five weeks ahead of schedule. Sane was originally ruled out for up to seven weeks at the end of January after a late tackle from Cardiff defender Joe Bennett left the Germany international with ligament damage. But the 22-year-old Sane is back after two weeks and has travelled with the Premier League leaders to Switzerland for the Champions League last 16 match against Basel on Tuesday. “I’m surprised,” City manager Pep Guardiola said Monday. “He has worked a lot, but I didn’t expect with a young guy how professional he was.

Source: National Post February 12, 2018 18:44 UTC