Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has ducked questions about succeeding Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham.
Pochettino has been installed as the favourite to become the next permanent manager of Manchester United following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.
Reports suggest Howe, whose Bournemouth team face Tottenham at Wembley on Boxing Day, could be in contention to replace the Argentinian in north London should that happen.
"I've got no interest in answering that question," Howe said at his pre-match press conference when asked about the speculation.
Speaking about Pochettino, he added: "The biggest compliment I can give him is that he improves players.
"You look at the players that he's worked with for a consistent period of time, I think they've all got better and are now playing at higher levels.
"And the team because of that has benefited, so, yeah, an outstanding manager.
"He's definitely someone that I admire, definitely someone that you look at and think has a lot of qualities that you would want in yourself as a manager.
"I don't know him that well but he looks like someone who works incredibly hard, is very committed to his club, and does all the right things."