Tottenham defender Eric Dier has spoken of last season's encounter with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he spoke directly with Dier after seeing him chatting with Mourinho amid talk of United's interest in signing him.
Dier has now explained what really happened after talking with the Portuguese boss in December 2016.
He said: "The book is a very honest account, and it's nice for fans to have the insight about what goes on.
"This was last Christmas. The book has come out now, so it has resurfaced, but for a long time my relationship with the manager has been great. It's always been very great.
"We were talking for a very long time. And all of that week, really, we were in constant dialogue. It was a difficult week for me.
"The manager's point of view was [the friendliness with Mourinho] was disrespectful to him.
"[The dialogue] was more him getting that message across than me getting my message across."
Manchester United have been previously linked with the midfielder, but the 23-year-old insists his relationship with Pochettino is stronger than ever.
He added: "I grew up in Portugal. Portuguese people are very proud and it's a small country.
"It doesn't have the economic power of a country such as England, so people like Mourinho, Ronaldo, they're extremely proud of it.
"Growing up there I was within all that, you know? I didn't want to be disrespectful to anyone.
"I completely understand where the manager was coming from but I believe I was stuck in the middle of something I couldn't really affect."
Source: tribalfootball.com