Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters had a dig at former club Tottenham after winning a first call-up to the England squad.
Walker-Peters was drafted into Gareth Southgate's England squad as fellow defenders Reece James and Trent Alexander-Arnold pulled out for the upcoming Wembley friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast.
Walker-Peters moved to St Mary's from boyhood club Tottenham in September 2020, having initially joined on loan at the beginning of the year.
Asked if he had proved the doubters during his Tottenham days wrong, Walker-Peters said: "Yes, that's what I want to do.
"I wanted to go to Southampton because I know they believe in me and wanted me to play regularly.
"I proved a few people wrong which is nice. I am focusing on performing for Southampton and to keep on improving.
"It was definitely something I've really learned from," he added of his time at Spurs. "I had some really good performances but then didn't play again. I didn't let it dishearten me, I looked at it more as 'the process'.
"I trusted in Pochettino and I've learned a lot from it, in that once you're in a side and you've established yourself not to take it for granted. Rather than look at it negatively, I look at it positively."
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