Philippe Saint-Andre has been left with injury worries following Sale's stunning 32-15 victory over Clermont Auvergne.
Saint-Andre counts cost of bruising win
Sale boss Philippe Saint-Andre has a number of injury worries following his side's stunning 32-15 victory over Clermont Auvergne on Saturday.
Centre Lee Thomas has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a shoulder injury and Wales and Lions scrum-half Dwayne Peel is also a doubt after a bruising encounter at the Stade Marcel Michelin.
Sale face reigning European champions Munster at Edgeley park next Sunday but Saint-Andre is hopeful that Peel will recover in time for the match.
"Lee Thomas has damaged his shoulder and he could need surgery but Peel could recover in time to play against Munster if we are lucky," he said.
Despite the injury headache the coach, said his side produced the best display he has seen since beating Leicester Tigers to win the Guinness Premiership final three seasons ago.
Adventurous
"If you come here and you're not bold, you lose by 40 points," he added. "When we had the ball we tried to attack and be adventurous.
"I'm very proud of my team after seeing them put on their best performance in Europe and the best I've seen since we won the Premiership final.
"Now, we have to prove we can put two big performances back to back by beating Munster.
"If we win here and lose at home to Munster, the hard work we did here will count for very little."
