Mauricio Pochettino: 'Tim Sherwood deserves good reception from Spurs fans'

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has paid credit to Tim Sherwood for nurturing the club's youth players during his time at the club.

The Argentine, who replaced the 46-year-old last summer, believes that the Spurs fans should give Sherwood a warm reception when he returns to White Hart Lane with Aston Villa tomorrow.

"I expect a very good reception as he is a manager what works here and spent a lot of time to develop young talent so he deserves a great reception from the supporters," Pochettino said in this afternoon's press conference.

"We share the same idea and help young talent. We believe it was the same thing to encourage the young talent. I think that Tim made a great job here along with all his staff.

"People like Tim deserve some credit for that. For me, the most important thing is to respect the culture in a new country and a new club so this is my responsibility."

Yesterday, Sherwood reflected on his time at Spurs and admitted that he "respects" chairman Daniel Levy for sacking him.