Swansea City manager Garry Monk has praised Mauricio Pochettino ahead of his side's clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.

Spurs beat Manchester City 4-1 last weekend, as Harry Kane and Erik Lamela both got their names on the scoresheet against the league leaders, rounding off an emphatic victory at White Hart Lane.

The North London side are now unbeaten in six, having won their last three and drawn the rest, putting Spurs in the top eight ahead of their clash with the Welsh side.

"I've had conversations with him before and after games and I really like him," said Monk, according to Sky Sports News.

"He's a very forward-thinking coach and I think he's probably made Tottenham a more efficient outfit. Before they always had an image of playing very good football, but maybe being a bit fancy at times and a bit too lax in certain areas.

"But he's tightened them up and made them a bit more solid and more aggressive. They've got really good players but there's more of a work ethic in the team now. Last year you could see it was starting to progress and speaking to him, it was a process he was going through. This season I think you've seen him progress it even more."

The Swans have lost their last seven meetings with Spurs in the league.