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Thomas Muller Backs 'Exceptional' Leroy Sane to Shine for Germany After World Cup Snub

Thomas Muller says that his Germany teammate Leroy Sane is "now mature enough" to be one of Die Mannschaft's key players in the future, with the help of his international teammates.

Despite an excellent 2017/18 season with Premier League champions Manchester City, Sane was surprisingly left out of Joachim Low's squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

That decision backfired when Germany crashed out in the group stages, and Sane is now back in the fold. He returned for last week's UEFA Nations League match against France, though he missed the friendly against Peru on Sunday because his wife was in labour.