Jose Mourinho has denied he has fallen out with Danny Rose over his decision to overlook him completely last weekend. Mourinho had said that Rose was ruled out with a back injury, but the England international claimed he was fit. In the end, the Tottenham manager dismissed the whole incident as a mixture of timing and crossed wires. He was not selected against Watford and Middlesbrough. “I receive a written report every day from my medical department, and in this case, because it was too late – between 9 and 10pm – it was not a written report but a telephone call.

Source: Express January 21, 2020 15:00 UTC