Tottenham Hotspur’s Portuguese head coach Jose Mourinho reacts after seeing a goal from Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker Harry Kane disallowed during the English Premier League football match between Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, northern England on July 2, 2020. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / POOL / AFP) /
Jose Mourinho called on England boss Gareth Southgate to name the managers pressurising their players to pull out of international duty as he suspects Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling will be fit to start against Tottenham on Saturday.
Southgate hinted several times during the recent international break that some players faced pressure from their clubs to withdraw from his squad.
Sterling withdrew from the squad with an injury niggle which Southgate would not elaborate on, while Spurs striker Harry Kane played all-but 14 minutes of the Three Lions’ two Nations League fixtures.
“Gareth Southgate, I read, supposedly told that some…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
