Pep Guardiola primes Leroy Sane for return against Basel

Leroy Sane could make a dramatic return to action when Manchester City resume their Champions League campaign in Basel tonight.

The runaway Premier League leaders will go into the first leg of the last-16 tie in Switzerland full of confidence, with captain Vincent Kompany believing the club are now ready to win the competition.

Winger Sane was initially ruled out for up to seven weeks when he suffered ankle ligament damage in quadruple-chasing City’s FA Cup victory at Cardiff on January 28.