Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he battled to manage Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc.

The pair worked together at Southampton.

"We had a nice time together at Southampton. He is very special and a great keeper," Pochettino said.

"We have a very good relationship and after the games (last season) we hugged and we spoke, but not about football.

"That is because always after a game one of you is happy and one of you is sad. So always the talk is about the human relationships.

"Was he easy to manage? No, but then big players and good players are always quite difficult to manage. You have to find a way."