Sunderland winger Jack Clarke says he appreciated his time at Tottenham.

While he battled for first team opportunities, Clarke says he learned plenty from the experience.

He told football.london: "It was a bit of a strange time. I learnt under a lot of different coaches, there were a lot of players coming in and out, it was a transitional period for the club.

"Just being in the building every single day, with top players like Heung-min Son, Harry Kane, even Gareth Bale for a period of time. They are the players you aspire to be when you're a kid – just sharing the training pitch with them and how they go about their day-to-day business, you can't help but be in awe of it, you had to apply yourself, learning from coaches at the top level.

"I wasn't playing every day, but I had to use that timeframe to improve, and I tried to improve by almost mimicking these top players every single day."