Bayern Munich confirm Sadio Mane-Leroy Sane fight, drops star for 'misconduct' after Man City game

Bayern Munich has dropped Sadio Mané from its squad for team's next game and will fine Senegal forward following reports in German media that he struck teammate Leroy Sané after Tuesday's Champions League loss to Manchester City.

“Sadio Mané, 31, will t be included in FC Bayern squad for this Saturday’s home match against 1899 Hoffenheim. This is due to his misconduct after Bayern’s Champions League match at Manchester City. Mané will also be given a fine,” club said in a brief statement Thursday. Bayern did t give furr details of what happened.

incident was first reported by German tabloid newspaper Bild and allegedly occurred in locker room after 3-0 loss to City in first leg of ir Champions League quarterfinal. Bild reported that Mané had struck Sané in face after an argument in locker room, following an earlier disagreement on field.

Mané and Sané both trained with Bayern team Thursday and Mané was seen speaking with coach Thomas Tuchel.

Mané signed with Bayern in June from Liverpool, where he won Premier League and Champions League. He has 11 goals in 32 games for Bayern across all competitions but hasn't scored since a leg injury in vember which forced Senegal forward to miss World Cup. In Tuchel's four games since replacing Julian Nlsmann as coach last month, Mané has started one and came off bench in or three.

Bayern's next game is against Hoffenheim in Bundesliga on Saturday.