Danny Rose has told Sky Sports he was "fuming" to be left out of the Tottenham squad for Saturday's North London derby at Arsenal but he denied suggestions of a rift with manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Rose was not included in the travelling party for the 2-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium last weekend and instead trained with the reserves at Hotspur Way, the club's Enfield base, in what Pochettino described as a move to build-up his fitness.
After the game, Pochettino dismissed suggestions of a fresh row with Rose -- who was fined two weeks' wages in August for criticising the club's wage structure and transfer policy in an explosive newspaper interview -- and the left-back returned to the team for Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League win at Borussia Dortmund, completing 90 minutes.
Afterwards he confirmed: "There was no falling out, there was no argument, there was no bust-up [with the manager]. I was fuming, yes, but it should be obvious that any player would be unhappy that they're not involved in the biggest game of the season.
"But no falling out, no bust-up. I trained on Saturday and it looked like the right decision from the manager."
Rose has previously said it was "not nice" watching Spurs' 3-1 win over Real Madrid from the bench, while he has described his nine-month absence with a knee injury from January as "mentally hard."
After the win in Dortmund, settled by second half goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min, Pochettino made a point of singling out Rose for praise.
Responding to a question about Dele Alli's performance, Pochettino told a postmatch news conference: "I'm not only proud of him but the whole team. Danny Rose was fantastic too. We must recognise that. In the second half, and the whole game, after 10 months injury it's difficult. The performance was great."
Source: espn.co.uk