Mauricio Pochettino has officially ruled Danny Rose out of Tottenham’s Premier League meeting with rivals Arsenal on Sunday.
The Spurs boss was speaking in his pre-derby press conference when he elaborated on a @SpursOfficial Tweet sent out earlier today.
.@mousadembele TEAM NEWS: Danny Rose (knee) – Continues to integrate with some aspects of first team training. #COYS pic.twitter.com/jtMmzf4Y7q
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 28 April 2017
On Rose, Pochettino said: “He’s a little bit involved [in training], he’s not 100 per cent involved with the team. Still he’s not ready.”
In better news, the club revealed Mousa Dembele has a chance of starting against Arsenal despite suffering an ankle injury in the win over Crystal Palace.
TEAM NEWS: @mousadembele (ankle) – Being assessed after injury sustained at Palace before a decision is made on his availability for Sunday. pic.twitter.com/kHBiuPhehZ
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 28 April 2017
You can watch the full press conference below.
