Former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane allegedly punched his Bayern Munich teammate Leroy Sane in the aftermath of their 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat to Man City.

Pep Guardiola thinks Sadio Mane’s dressing room bust-up with Bayern Munich teammate Leroy Sane proved ‘conflict’ is sometimes needed in football – and the Manchester City manager reckons it could help galvanize the German side in their bid to overturn a first-leg deficit.

City comfortably saw off the Bundesliga leaders in last week’s Champions League quarter-final tie. Goals from Rodri, Bernardo Silva, and Erling Haaland mean Guardiola’s charges take a healthy 3-0 lead into Wednesday’s second leg at the Allianz Arena.