'He won't phone but he'll stand on top of Tottenham's stadium and tell us': Gareth Southgate bites back at Jose Mourinho's plea for England to rest Harry Kane

'He won't phone but he'll stand on top of Tottenham's stadium and tell us': Gareth Southgate bites back at Jose Mourinho's plea for England to rest Harry Kane - and says Spurs must 'look after him'

Daily Mail | October 1, 2020

Gareth Southgate has hit back at Jose Mourinho's recent comments regarding the need to rest key players ahead of a frantic Premier League campaign.

Last season Tottenham were badly hit by injuries at a key part in the campaign, and were left without talisman Harry Kane for the latter stages of the run-in.

Now Mourinho has aims jibes in the direction of the England team regarding the treatment of Kane, though Southgate has taken the thinly veiled criticism in his stride.

Gareth Southgate has bit back on the recent criticisms aimed at him by Jose Mourinho

Mourinho made sure to make his opinion known regarding captain Harry Kane's fitness

Speaking during a press conference on Thursday, Southgate responded: 'All Jose needs to do in April and May is he's got to look after Harry Kane for us because there will be 55 million people relying on that.