Darren Bent: This is my biggest concern at Tottenham

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Tottenham face rivals Arsenal in the first north London derby of the season on Saturday.

Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Darren Bent has told Sky Sports that his biggest concern at Spurs is the future of manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Pochettino, 45, has continued to attract the plaudits as his Spurs side sit in third place and level on points with second-placed Manchester United, as well as qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

It has seen the Argentinian manager linked with a number of big-name jobs in the past, but Spurs do have the former Southampton and Espanyol boss tied down to a contract in north London until the summer of 2021.

Bent, who now plies his trade with Championship side Derby County, claimed Pochettino is beginning to mirror the kind of work done by Arsene Wenger at Arsenal when the Frenchman took over the Gunners.

The 33-year-old striker also claimed that he is worried another side will look to lure Pochettino from the managerial hotseat at Tottenham, as he continues to take the club forward.

“The biggest worry for Spurs is someone taking Pochettino, because he does look like he’s laying the same foundations that Wenger did,” Bent said.

“He’s got a young English side with a lot of talent and I think they’re going in the right direction. The way they’re playing at the moment, it’s similar to the way Wenger had been playing when he first went to Arsenal.”

Spurs go up against Wenger’s side on Saturday in the Premier League, as the two do battle in the first north London derby of the season.

Tottenham earned a 2-0 win last time out against the Gunners back in April, thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Dele Alli and they will be looking for a repeat of just that at the Emirates Stadium.