Sale executive director of sport Steve Diamond was delighted with his side's resilience after they held off Gloucester to win 13-11.
Gloucester wait for injury news on Olly Morgan
Sale executive director of sport Steve Diamond was delighted with his side's resilience after they held off Gloucester to win 13-11.
Diamond said: "We did enough just to win and I think that's testament to the lads and how they stuck together and delivered.
"It was a bit hairy in the last 10 minutes but we held on and I'm very happy.
"Gloucester are a top-four side every year and we wanted to come away with four points and we did that.
"We take every game as it comes but it's going well."
Diamond reserved special praise for Sale skipper David Seymour, who has enjoyed an outstanding start to the campaign.
Diamond added: "He leads by example and that's why he stays as captain."
Frustrated
Gloucester head coach Bryan Redpath was left deeply frustrated after his side's inept first-half display.
He said: "We didn't have any balance in our game and that's why we were 10-0 down at the break.
"The conditions made it like that but we didn't respect the conditions.
"You can't come to an away ground - or any ground - and think you can play from in your half. You just can't. You have to respect the game more because rugby is about territory."
Redpath was also left waiting on the diagnosis of full-back Olly Morgan, who sustained a finger injury and was replaced shortly before half-time.
As Morgan fielded a crossfield kick, he was tackled into touch and slid into the railings at the side of the pitch.
Redpath added: "Olly Morgan has damaged his finger with a fairly deep cut.
"These things can occur when you have a narrow touchline and he caught his hand on a sharp bit of of the metal railings.
"He's split between his fingers quite badly and hopefully there is no nerve or tendon damage but we don't know that yet.
"We'll have to wait and see. It's horrible for him because he never gets much luck."
