Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho has downplayed talk of a training ground bust-up with Danny Rose.
The pair were reported to have clashed after Rose was left out of Saturday’s draw at Watford.
Mourinho revealed he left Rose out of the game at Vicarage Road after being told late on Thursday night that the defender had a back injury.
“The reason why he wasn’t selected against Middlesbrough is because we have a young left-back that we want to develop and it was a great opportunity to play [Ryan] Sessegnon,” said Mourinho.
“Also because his performance against Liverpool was not phenomenal.
“Then on the Thursday before Watford, late evening, I got a call from my medical staff saying Danny was calling them with a problem in his back and he wouldn’t train the next day.
“It was a bit of a surprise that on the Friday he was ready to train, but even so I decided then to play with [Japhet] Tanganga and have Ryan on the bench. That is the situation.”
(Sky Sports)
