Tim Sherwood has reminded the football world his Premier League win percentage at Tottenham Hotspur is still superior to Mauricio Pochettino's ahead of his first match as Aston Villa manager. The 46-year-old credited his Argentine successor for continuing to blood academy graduates, but said Harry Kane would not have been such a scoring success this campaign had Sherwood allowed the 21-year-old to go out on loan in January 2014. The new Villa manager believes Christian Benteke can similarly improve under his watch, beginning with Saturday's visit of Stoke. New manager Ti m Sherwood (centre) takes part in a training session ahead of his first game in charge
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Tim Sherwood won 59 per cent of Premier League games at Tottenham
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New Aston Villa manager also takes credit for bringing through Harry Kane
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Former Blackburn captain takes charge for the first time against Stoke
On his Villa striker, Sherwood said: 'I don¹t think @placeholder thinks he¹s cracked it yet.