Saracens head coach Joe Shaw:
“We couldn’t really get into our flow, that’s the truth of it. Credit to Sale, they came and fronted up.
“They had adversity, which we had last weekend, but they kept coming. We have to take it on the chin and move on.”
Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson:
“Any time you watch Nathan [Jibulu] play, he makes an impact.
“He was a wrecking ball and caused havoc around the field. He nailed his line-outs and showed he’s of international class.
“You can get away with being fast and skilful in The Prem, but it’s another level again in terms of the power that’s required at international level and he’s got that ability. He’s immensely strong.
“This could be the season when he explodes on to the international scene.”
Saracens: Daly; J Bracken, Tompkins, Va’enuku, Segun; Burke, Williams; Mawi, Dan, Street, Itoje (c), Tizard, Isiekwe, Gonzalez, Barbeary.
Replacements: Clarke, O’Driscoll, Clarey, Martin, Michelow, Earl, C Bracken, Malins.
Sale: Carpenter; O’Flaherty, Marchant, Lozowski, Reed; Ford, Warr; Smith, Jibulu, Opoku-Fordjour, Van Rhyn (c), Bamber, Lawes, Curry, Vermeulen.
Replacements: Caine, McIntyre, Francis, Tshiunza, Canakaivata, Hanson, Louw, Loganimasi.
Sin-bin: Lozowski (11)
Red card: Vermeulen (18)
Referee: Joe James.