Danny Rose is preparing for a return to Elland Road and his first club Leeds United on Thursday evening
Danny Rose has spoken with fondness about his time with Leeds United as he prepares to return to Elland Road.
The Doncaster-born defender started his career with the Whites, coming through the academy ranks at the Yorkshire club before moving to Tottenham Hotspur whilst still in his teens.
And the 27-year-old has been recalling his formative years as a youngster, ahead of England’s game with Costa Rica at Elland Road.
“It was a great place to grow up and I really enjoyed it,” explained Rose, to the official match programme.
“As far as academies go, I started pretty late really. I grew up in Doncaster and I first came to Leeds when I was 11 or 12 and I was here for four or five years.
“Growing up in the north, at that time, Leeds United were probably the best academy along with Manchester United, without a doubt.
Danny Rose was a second-half substitute during the win over Nigeria at Wembley last weekend
“I used to get called up to train with the first team quite a bit towards the end of my time there, but I used to ask if I could stay with the youth team because I enjoyed playing with the academy so much.
“Whenever I meet up with Fabian Delph, we always talk about those days and how good they were.”
You can read the full interview with Danny in the programme, alongside features with Dele Alli, Gareth Southgate, Lewis Cook, Paul Robinson, Paulo Wanchope, Bryan Oviedo and much more.
