LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur left back Danny Rose could be back sooner than expected with manager Mauricio Pochettino offering an upbeat assessment of his knee injury on Thursday. "I am not a doctor but he is very positive, he is happy," Pochettino told reporters at Tottenham's training ground. Vertonghen has been out for nearly a month since rolling his ankle in the 4-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion. Tottenham could put seven points between them and Liverpool with a victory, although Pochettino is looking up rather than down. Asked if it was a chance to knock Liverpool out of the title race for good, Pochettino said: "I'm thinking only of the top of the table.

Source: The Star February 09, 2017 12:33 UTC