No hard feelings for Sherwood

London - Tim Sherwood has insisted there is no bad blood between himself and Tottenham Hotspur despite being sacked as head coach at White Hart Lane last year, saying he wouldn't have become Aston Villa manager without his time at the north London club.

Sherwood returns to White Hart Lane on Saturday for the first time since Spurs chairman Daniel Levy opted to terminate his contract, with Villa a precarious three points above the Premier League's relegation zone.

But the former Blackburn and Tottenham midfielder believes he would never have got his chance at Villa Park had he not taken charge at Spurs following the sacking last season of former manager Andre Villas-Boas.