Tottenham left-back Danny Rose says he was 'sorry' to see his former manager Tim Sherwood lose his job at Aston Villa.

Rose worked closely with Sherwood during their time together at White Hart Lane and the 25-year-old formed a close bond with the former Villa boss, who made him his first choice left-back.

"It's not nice seeing any manager losing his job, especially Tim because I've known him a long time and he's very passionate about his job," Rose told Sky Sports.

"I don't think anything surprises me now with how quick managers can lose their jobs. Reading about it in the media you could sense someone was going to lose their job sooner or later and I'm sorry it's Tim.

"I've known Tim since he came to the club in 2008 and he's been great for me. A couple of seasons ago when he was a manager here I wasn't playing that well and he stuck by me every game, played me every game that I was fit and gave me great advice.

"When I was on loan at Sunderland, whenever there was a game that was on TV Tim was the first person to text me and tell me I'd done well, so I've got a great relationship with him and I hope he comes back into football as soon as possible."