Tottenham's Ryan Mason has praised his club manager Mauricio Pochettino and wants other Premier League bosses to follow suit and provide English youngsters a chance.

The 23-year old midfielder is having a remarkable year with Spurs where he has appeared in 29 games for the club after making his league debut at the start of the season.

His performances for the club have also earned him a call-up to the England national side last week.

"It's brilliant that he (Pochettino) is not worried about putting you in. Hopefully more Premier League managers will start doing that for the sake of English football," said Mason.

"The Germans and the Spanish are not better than us technically, it is just that they get the opportunity younger in their leagues and can come and play in the Premier League.

"It is important to bring young players through if they are good enough. You see what the Under-21s are doing now. They are unbelievable. Hopefully that will continue and many more players will make the cut in the Premier League.

"I understand there is a lot of pressure on managers to get instant results, but English players know the league. And there is plenty of talent out there.

"Some English players get a couple of opportunities and if they don't perform then that's it and they bring someone in from abroad.

"They tend to give them a lot more time to settle in, but if English players can start coming through then it will benefit our national team."