Danny Rose is said to be fuming at being left out of the Spurs squad for Saturday’s North London derby defeat.
According to The Sun the England left-back believes he is 100 per cent fit and that he disagrees with boss Mauricio Pochettino saying he was not ready to face rivals Arsenal.
The article adds how Rose was made to train at Tottenham’s Enfield HQ on Saturday morning instead of being involved with the match-day squad.
It’s no secret that Manchester United are keen on signing Rose.
and the player himself has expressed a desire to move back up north in the past in an interview with the very paper this article appears in. It also says United would be willing to offer Luke Shaw as part of the deal.
The article adds that the reason for Rose’s anger is because he wants game-time to make sure he is in the England squad for next summer’s World Cup.
It does add that a clearly irritated Mauricio Pochettino dismissed claims of a bust-up saying that Rose needs to work on his fitness having only recently returned after a ten-month injury absence.
After the defeat to Arsenal, Pochettino said: “If we had won 2-0, nobody would ever have asked me about Danny Rose, , we played without Danny for ten months, Irritated Poch dismissed claims of a bust-up saying Rose needs to work on his fitness having only recently returned after a ten-month injury absence.
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After the weekend defeat Pochettino said: “If we had won 2-0, nobody would ever have asked me about Danny Rose, remember, we played without Danny for ten months, so we need to build up his fitness and for this game we decided it would be better for him to train rather than be on the bench.
Pochettino added “I am an honest person and I am not happy about this. It’s not good a situation is made when it is not an issue.”
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