Sunderland boss Gus Poyet doesn't expect any favours from former Tottenham teammate Tim Sherwood tonight.
The 46-year-old Uruguayan spent three years at White Hart Lane as a player and had a spell there as a coach too before launching his managerial career.
Poyet said: "No chance. From Tim Sherwood? No, no, no, no favours."
Indeed, Poyet admitted he would much rather have Sherwood alongside him rather than in the opposite dug-out.
Asked what kind of a character he is, the South American replied: "Top-class, I like him a lot. I like him with me, I don't like him against.
"He knows football, he cares about football. He knows the club well, he knows the players because he has been there for a while, he knows what the fans want.
"He has got a strong character, a presence. I don't know him as a manager day-to-day or tactically, but from outside he has all the attributes to be a very good manager."
