Moreover, with Tottenham facing a Champions League squad headache he is unlikely to be allowed to leave before the continental transfer window closes
Three Tottenham misfits, Vincent Janssen, George N'Koudou and Juan Foyth look set to miss out on the final list of eligible players which Pochettino submits for the group stages tomorrow after today's draw has been completed in Monaco
Already he is restricted to just 22 on his A-list because of a lack of home-grown players – Eric Dier does not count as he grew up in Portugal – and losing Rose would reduce the Tottenham manager's options even further
It certainly explains why the England international was brought in from the cold to play at Old Trafford
"Monday night was massive for me," Rose admitted. "Even though there is speculation, the manager still trusts and believes in me to put me into such a massive game, where he didn't need to change anything
"For me, over the last four or five years we've worked together, Monday is probably the biggest thing he has done for me
"I have to thank him because it would have been easy for him not to play me given the speculation
If I'm called upon, I'm going to give everything, like I did on Monday. "And if I'm here past Friday, which I'm expecting to be, it will be great
I'm looking forward to seeing what we can achieve at the end of the season." "Me and the manager have had a conversation over the phone, as well as two one-hour meetings over the last couple of weeks," Rose said
"We're both aware of the situation." Tottenham's success in the Champions League last season means they are guaranteed a place in Pot 2 regardless of tonight's play-off results
So although they will be paired with one of the continent's elite teams, they remain strong contenders to reach the knock-out stages for the third time in four attempts
They have already notified UEFA that they will have to play their opening home game at Wembley, but remain in dialogue about returning to White Hart Lane later in the competition despite competition regulations that state "in principle" they expect clubs to stick with the same home ground throughout
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