Stoke City striker Peter Crouch feels that Tottenham have gone backwards since his departure from the club in 2011.

The lanky striker was a key part of the Spurs side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2011-12 Champions League campaign under Harry Redknapp but is of the belief that Mauricio Pochettino's side is no longer at that level.

He told talkSPORT: "The side I played in was fantastic we had some amazing players, and I think they have gone backwards since then – it's pretty obvious to say that,"

"A lot of those players have moved on for whatever reason, and they've tried to replace them with foreign players – players who perhaps don't know the league as well as the players I played with.

"There's been a couple of changes in management as well, so it's not as settled there as it was when I was at the club.

"But I like the manager [Mauricio Pochettino] and I think he will get it right. They've got a young side and maybe it will take time to get back there."