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Sale Sharks came from behind to beat Bath 11-9 in a top of the table clash at the Salford Community Stadium to extend their lead at the top of the Gallagher Premiership table to five points.<\/h2>\n
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<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sale\u2019s Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson is embracing the challenge that comes with being top of the tree after seven games.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He said: \u201cPressure’s a privilege.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did talk about it in the week, but I think if you don’t mention it, the elephant in the room, it festers and escalates and becomes something bigger than it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like we’ve had our guts out and we’ve earned the right to be there, so let’s enjoy it whilst we’re there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key is not to be looking over your shoulder at who’s coming, but to keep focus forward and keep improving your own game and in that way, you perhaps don’t feel it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; 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