Mauricio Pochettino says Kyle Walker-Peters substitution was tactical

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Kyle Walker-Peters played for Tottenham Hotspur against Newport County in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has explained to Football.London why he decided to take off Kyle Walker-Peters at half time against Newport County.

Walker-Peters featured for Premier League club Tottenham in their FA Cup fourth-round tie against League Two outfit Newport away from home at Rodney Parade on Saturday evening.

The 20-year-old full-back started the match, but the youngster was taken off at half time.

Spurs manager Pochettino has explained his decision to take Walker-Peters at half time.

Pochettino told Football.London when asked if Walker-Peters was taken off due to injury. “No, it was tactical. It was tactical. We needed to change to have one more offensive player more. Yes it was tactical.”

Walker-Peters did not have a great first half against Newport. Although the 20-year-old looked good going forward, defensively the youngster was caught out on a couple of occasions.

Interestingly, the youngster has been linked with a move away from Tottenham in the January transfer window.

According to The Sun, Southampton are interested in signing the England Under-21 international full-back on loan from Premier League rivals Tottenham and are ready to make a move.