Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is reluctant to play in the Europa League next season.

The Argentine was speaking after their 2-2 draw at Southampton.

"It's very hard to play Europa League," he said.

"I always explained when I was at Southampton that I prefer to play Champions League. If you reach Europa League, it's good for the club but it's not the competition that you dream about. My dream is to play with Tottenham in the Champions League. For that we need to prepare in the summer and build a strong team.

"After my experience here I think that it is very tough to play in the Europa League. The Premier League is the most difficult league to play in in the world because it's very competitive.

"When you play two more cups, I think it's very tough for the player. If we reach the Europa League, we need to try to do better, to fight for the top four and try to win the Europa League, but that's not my dream. "