Leroy Sane reminds me of Ryan Giggs and how Liverpool cope with him will be a major factor in their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City.

Sane joined City from Schalke for an initial £37million in 2016 and he is already looking an absolute bargain given the current market.

He is a superstar in the making, if not one already. The way Sane tiptoes through defences, his movement, his intelligence and speed makes me think back to what Giggs was like.

But what I also love about him is that he’s happy to do the simple things and move the ball quickly.

There are so many factors in the first leg on Wednesday night but I will be interested to see who plays up against Sane at right-back for Liverpool.

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In their recent games against Manchester United and Crystal Palace, there has been a question mark defensively on Liverpool’s right side. It will probably be Trent Alexander-Arnold, although Nathaniel Clyne is fit again after a long spell out through injury.

This is a big area for City to target and I would bring David Silva in there as well — they will look at the space around Liverpool’s right centre-back and full-back.

Silva and Sane were bargains for different reasons. Silva, who cost just £24m in 2010, has one been one of the greatest Premier League players.

I particularly appreciate what he’s done this season. He’s 32 and changed his game slightly to become more of an all-round midfield player, showing the work ethic. He has adapted from being an out-and-out No10. His passing and touch has always been there, but now he can win the ball back and show discipline in a team shape.

I know from experience the atmosphere City will face at Anfield in the first leg and how it will make Liverpool even more dangerous.

It goes up a level on European nights. When you are in the opposing team, you know it from the warm-up, the moment you step out on the pitch. I remember losing two semi-finals there with Chelsea, the first of which was in 2005. We knew what was coming and personally I felt prepared to face the noise.

But it’s the effect their fans have on the Liverpool team. They do get an extra bounce, more adrenaline. You have to match it and we didn’t do that.

Liverpool smothered us. The crowd gives them energy to get even closer in the tackle, they are tighter to you on the pitch. It’s crucial City see out the early period unlike what we did with Luis Garcia’s goal 13 years ago.

It is hard to play there. You receive the ball in midfield and don’t have the chance to get your head up and find the next pass.

City have some of the best players in the League at doing that so let’s see if they can play out of those tight areas when the pressure is intense early on.

I think the fact Liverpool won the last League match between them will be on both teams’ minds. It is the only time this season anyone has gone toe-to-toe with City and got the better of them.

It will be fresh in City’s heads, but then that might not be a bad thing — they know what they’re going into so the shock factor won’t apply.

I fancy Manchester City to progress over two games. They have the quality. It is hard enough beating them once, as Liverpool already have, but twice is so difficult.

Playing over two legs is harder, it brings a different element to it. Concentration levels and the ability to sustain it over a minimum 180 minutes becomes even more important.

I’m not ruling Liverpool out. We know that if Jurgen Klopp’s side get it right, they can hurt any team in the world.

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