Mauricio Pochettino's decision to drop Danny Rose from north London derby left him 'fuming, but understanding'

The Tottenham defender was made to do a 'hard training session' instead of face Arsenal, but Rose admits there's been no falling out with his manager

Danny Rose admitted that he was 'fuming' to be dropped from the north London derby against Arsenal (Getty)

Danny Rose has admitted that he was left “fuming” by Mauricio Pochettino’s decision to exclude him from the squad for the north London derby on Saturday, but insisted that there has been “no falling-out” with his Spurs manager.

Pochettino surprisingly left Rose at the training ground on Saturday, telling him that he still needed to “build his fitness” as he recovered from 10 months out with a knee injury. Rose had to do a hard session in Enfield while his team-mates lost 2-0 at the Emirates.

Rose believed himself fit enough to play and was furious not to be picked. But he was very clear that he accepted and respected Pochettino’s decision, and that there is no issue between the pair of them.

“My reaction was I was fuming, I was angry,” Rose revealed. “But understanding, at the same time. There’s been no bust-up, there’s been no argument. There’s been no falling out. The manager just explained that he thought it’d be better for me to do a hard session on Saturday, which I did. I was angry about not being involved in the squad, but at the same time, I understand, and I respect his views.”

Rose’s Tottenham future has been in doubt since he gave an explosive newspaper interview in August criticising the club’s transfer policy and wage structure.

But he insisted that, for as long as he remains at Spurs, he wants to win a trophy for them. He is on the same page as Pochettino. “Everyone just needs to understand that me and the manager want the same thing for this season: we want to win something,” he said. “So I’m on the same page, I’m fully focused on playing as many games as I can for Tottenham, contributing to something beautiful, successful this season.”

Rose has now played six games for England and Spurs since coming back from his long absence and is hoping to compete with Ben Davies through the busy Christmas period. That was when he played his best football last year before injuring his knee that has cost him most of 2017.

Rose stressed that there is no problem between himself and Mauricio Pochettino (Getty)

“I just hope I can get many more minutes,” Rose said. “There’s a lot of games now over the next six weeks, and I hope I can play a part in as many as possible. Under this manager we’ve always had a good late November, good December, and I hope that continues and I hope I can be a part of that.”