Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted reading Danny Rose's explosive interview in which he complained about Tottenham's lack of ambition but cheekily quipped he didn't put the defender up to it.
Mourinho has been linked with 27-year-old Rose who comes from Yorkshire and has said he would like to return to the north to play.
But with a glint in his eye, the United boss said he wasn't going to publicly agitate to get Rose to Old Trafford because he didn't want to upset Spurs chairman Daniel Levy or manager Mauricio Pochettino.
'I should not comment because Mauricio would not be happy if I comment, Mr Levy would not be happy if I comment and because I had nothing to do with that interview,' he said.
'I just read it the way you did, I just read but Danny Rose is a Spurs player and it is not my problem at all.'... <<< read more >>> @ www.galatixnews.com