City, which effectively left the Tigers needing a win at home against Manchester United to survive relegation which they failed to do. 2015–2018 Rose was named as captain by manager Mauricio Pochettino for the first time in his career in a 2015–16 FA Cup match against Leicester City on 10 January 2016. On 28 February 2016, Rose scored the winning goal in a 2–1 home victory over Swansea City as Tottenham closed the gap on league leaders Leicester City. This was also his first goal of the season. On 22 September 2016, Rose signed a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur until 2021. He scored his first goal of the season on 27 August to earn Tottenham a point in a 1–1 draw against Liverpool. He continued to perform strongly for Spurs, putting many important performances in during the first half of the season and on 18 December, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win against Burnley after completing a one-two with summer signing Moussa Sissoko. On 31 January 2017, Spurs went away to Sunderland in the Premier League where during the match Rose suffered knee ligament damage. In March the Evening Standard reported that Rose was expected to return in the beginning of April. Although still out injured, Rose was named as left-back in the PFA Team of the Year on 20 April 2017 for the second consecutive season. In May 2017, Tottenham announced that Rose "has undergone exploratory surgery on his left knee" and will not return until next season. In October 2017, Rose returned to first team training after being out injured for over 9 months. He made his first appearance of the 2017–18 season as a substitute in the UEFA Champions League away game against Real Madrid that ended in a 1–1 draw. He made his first start of the season in a 1–0 home win against Crystal Palace in early November. 2019–2021 In April 2019, he said he was looking forward to ending his football career due to racism in 5 or 6 years. Later that month he said he hoped governing bodies would take more action to eradicate racism in football. In June he started in the Champions League Final against Liverpool, which Tottenham lost. Rose was not included in the Tottenham squad for the 2019 International Champions Cup. The club stated that "Danny Rose has been granted additional time off in order