"Losing is in danger of becoming a habit for Sale as they came off second-best to a stellar Glasgow side who headed back north with a bonus-point win in this Investec Champions Cup opener. Alex Sanderson's hosts have already lost four games in the Prem and they let slip an early 14-0 lead to a visiting team packed with some of Scotland's finest talent. The Warriors showed their mettle to score four tries and condemn Sale to another bitterly disappointing home loss."
"Sale were understrength with a number of England internationals absent, but Sanderson will be concerned how their once fortress-like home has become anything but in the past seven days. For a club as ambitious and big-spending as Sale, their season is already in danger of unravelling. A bitterly cold, windswept evening on the outskirts of Salford can test the soul, but Sale had warmed to their task quickly."
"They led inside the second minute after a lineout on the left flank saw them camped inside Glasgow's 22 metre line. The pressure soon told when captain Ernst van Rhyn outmuscled the visiting defence to squeeze over from close range and Rob du Preez converted. It was the perfect early tonic for Sanderson's men, seven days after they capitulated at home to Exeter to slip to their fourth defeat from six Prem outings."
Sale started strongly with an early try but surrendered a 14-0 lead and lost at home to Glasgow, who scored four tries and earned a bonus-point win. Sale entered the match understrength after several England internationals were absent and two key players picked up injuries, further weakening the lineup. The result compounds a poor domestic run that has seen multiple defeats and raised concerns about the club's season trajectory and the loss of home advantage. Glasgow featured numerous Scotland internationals and showed composure to overturn the deficit and claim victory.
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