That's the bold assertion of director of rugby Philippe Saint-Andre ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated games in Sharks' illustrious history.
Sold-out signs went up around Edgeley Park an age ago for a match-up that has captured all of Europe's attention.
While Sale got their `Group of Death' campaign off to the perfect start with a breathtaking 32-15 bonus point win over French giants Clermont Auvergne, the holders struggled before edging past Montauban 19-17.
But Saint-Andre says all that will mean nothing come tomorrow against a side that has perfected the art of winning the games that matter.
To silence the men from Limerick, Saint-Andre says his players must reproduce the passion and flair that fired them to victory in France.
"It's a huge, huge game. Munster will start the favourites but we are big challengers," declared Sale's French general.
"It's good because we will start with five points and if we can beat them it will put us into prime position to qualify for the quarter-finals - but we need to win if we want to qualify.
"This is what we are about - we want to challenge the best teams in Europe. We have beaten the French finalists for the past two years and now we face the European champions.
"To win we must play with the same intensity and show the same quality that we displayed in Clermont last weekend.
Spot on
"Against Munster you need to be spot-on in every area. They identify any weakness you possess and target it plus they don't make too many mistakes.
"We all know Munster are physical and have a very a strong pack but don't forget we have very good forwards too."
It was the manner of the Sharks' win last weekend that sent shock waves around the rest of Europe.
Widely written off before crossing the Channel, Saint-Andre could have been forgiven for blasting those critics who had questioned his tactics.
Instead, he launched into a passionate defence of his whole approach to the business of bringing success back to Edgeley Park.
"Last week against one of the best teams in Europe we showed that we can compete with anybody but some people are never happy," said Saint-Andre.
"My culture is to try to have a winning habit. Some people prefer the old school of when Sale used to lose 44-38 but this is not my view of rugby. If you want to compete against the best teams you need to be physical, you need to be well- organised and you need to be strong in defence."
To that end, Saint-Andre has kept faith with the side that got their Heineken Cup campaign off to such an explosive start.
With the exception of combative Welsh lock Brent Cockbain, who replaces the suspended Kristian Ormsby in the second row, it's virtually the same side that performed such a stirring demolition job at the Stade Marcel de Michelin.
That means there's no starting place for Charlie Hodgson with Richard Wigglesworth rewarded for a fine display last weekend with another crack at the No 10 berth.
And though England squad member Mathew Tait has overcome the hamstring strain that sidelined him last week, he also has to be content with a place on the bench. Instead, South African Rudi Keil, who shone after coming on as a try-scoring sub last week, partners Luke McAlister at centre.
However, prop Andrew Sheridan misses out as he has still not recovered from the shoulder injury he picked up at London Irish earlier this month.
SALE: Rory Lamont, Mark Cueto, Luke McAlister, Rudi Keil, David Doherty, Richard Wigglesworth, Dwayne Peel, Lionel Faure, Neil Briggs, Eifion Roberts, Sebastien Chabal, Brent Cockbain, Chris Jones, Luke Abrahams, JM Fernandez Lobbe
Replacements: Marc Jones, Stuart Turner, Dean Schofield, Jason White, Charlie Hodgson, Mathew Tait, Chris Bell
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