Tottenham Hotspur managed to win 1-0 against Manchester City, but Harry Kaen picked up an injury during the contest.
Spurs boss Pochettino appeared to be in a heated discussion with Manchester City’s Delph, after the England international went into a strong challenge with Harry Kane.
The tackle left Kane injured, and Pochettino did not seem happy with the way that Delph had gone into the challenge.
However, Tottenham’s manager insists that he has no issues with Delph.
He said: “He was so aggressive with Harry after the action, I tried to make him understand that it wasn’t an intention to damage each other, it was just a tough action.
“He stepped on his ankle. I said to him that he was lucky, because checking on VAR maybe technically it was a red card.
“But I think both were fighting for a ball and had no intention to damage each other. The conversation was very friendly. Nothing more no problem between us.”
Kane could now be out for the rest of the season for Tottenham, in what is a huge blow for Pochettino’s side.
Spurs still managed to get past City last night though, with Delph partly at fault for the goal.
The £90,000-a-week City man (Sportac) failed to deal with Heung-Min Son, who fired Tottenham in-front with a driven shot.
Spurs now have a lead to protect ahead of the second-leg of the tie, which takes place at the Etihad Stadium next week.
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