Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has hailed his squad players after they stepped up to put in a “fantastic performance” in the FA Cup third round.

The Argentinian made nine changes to his starting line-up for the clash against Aston Villa on Sunday and it paid off as they won 2-0 to progress to the next round.

Ben Davies and Son Heung-Min scored the goals to defeat Steve Bruce’s side and Pochettino has been impressed with how his fringe players have pushed the regulars hard this season.

“Ben deserves a lot of credit, to work and to fight with another full-back, both are at a good level and it’s difficult for me to be fair with them,” Mauricio told Spurs’ official website.

“It’s for that reason I love them all because of how they work, how they behave, their respect for the club, how they show every day how professional they are – and that’s fantastic for us.

“It was a fantastic performance from Ben, Kieran, Cameron, Harry Winks, Kevin Wimmer.

“All the players from the bench had a real impact as well and it’s great to see how they perform because we’re a team and that’s the most important thing.”