Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he's proud of praise from Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Manchester United legend has spoken highly of Pochettino in the past.

The Argentine told Sky Sports: "The rumours are there but we don't listen too much. We try to be natural when living in this business. Of course when some coach is doing well, you take the headlines and people start to link you with different jobs. That is not interesting, it's not important. The other thing is talking about a person like Sir Alex Ferguson, who I always admired from a distance.

"When you get to know him you admire him more and realise why he was very successfully. Not only in winning trophies but also in the way he managed people. That is the key point for him. What I want to say, he is a person who knows the human side is so important. For his strategy, to create an organisation so capable of winning trophies and being so successful."