Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks admits he draws inspiration from former Spurs captain Scott Parker.

Parker's Fulham side host Spurs in the fifth-round tie at Craven Cottage, with Winks hoping to keep his place in the team after starting the 1-0 Europa League defeat at Gent on Thursday.

Winks said: “Scott was a top player and a top person. He was great with me, always giving me advice. His career speaks for itself and he's a player I'd love to emulate one day.

“He was coming to the end of his career at Spurs and he was looking more to the coaching side. He has a lot of advice to pass on and I was just trying to get as much advice as possible. Scott just seemed to be perfect for that.

“I remember one time after training, we went into a room together and watched clips of his previous game. He talked me through what he thought was good in his game and what I needed to watch back and do myself.

“He is a great all-round midfielder. You look at his passing, his tackling, his mentality when he goes onto the pitch – and he has captained England.

“I first trained with the first team he was near the end of his time at Spurs and I was in and out of the sessions.

“As a young scholar just looking up to someone like Scott and training with him, I was in awe of him in a way. Hopefully if I do get the chance to play against him there will be respect on both sides, but I will go out and try to win."