Neville hails Pochettino's work

Spurs failed to add a single player to their squad in the summer and have also had to contend with having no real home as their stadium move continues to be delayed as well as injuries to star men such as Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli.

However, despite all that, they remain fourth in the league and have the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea firmly in their sights, something which Neville says is testament to the job Pochettino is doing.

"After they had all those players going far at the World Cup, the stadium issues, then they didn't sign any players, you expect there would be some pain at the start of the season, but what they are doing is brilliant," he said following Spurs' 3-2 win over Wolves on Saturday.

"Mauricio Pochettino has to juggle balls and his skills as a manager are being tested to the fullest, so he is being challenged, but he is coming through with flying colours.

"I love him as a coach, he is one of my favourite coaches in world football. Every time I see a Tottenham game I enjoy it, they try to play the right way, and he has done a brilliant job.

"They are sustaining top-four finishes and performing well game-in, game-out, season-in, season-out, and at the highest level I have seen over 30 years.

"Tottenham haven't regressed; Manchester City and Liverpool are playing at a different level to two or three years ago when Mauricio Pochettino started."

With their move to a new stadium set to launch a new era for Spurs, Neville says it is vital that the club keep hold of both Pochettino and talisman Harry Kane.

"Harry Kane and Mauricio Pochettino are the two most important people to Tottenham in terms of the transition into a new stadium," he insisted.

"It will not be easy to get them away from [chairman] Daniel Levy, he will know how important they are to the club over the next two years. They are the future for where Tottenham want to be. They need Kane and Pochettino to stay because the rest will stand around that."