Alan Hutton launched a withering attack on Harry Redknapp, calling into question some of the credentials that have made the Spurs manager the favourite for the England job.

Redknapp is widely thought of as a cheerful character, the kind of manager players can comfortably talk to - in stark contrast to current England boss Fabio Capello.

Yet Hutton, whose new club Aston Villa face QPR in London, paints a very different picture. He explained: 'The last time I spoke to Redknapp, he told me, "I don't want you to train with us any more. I want you to train with the kids".

'I don't think anybody should be treated like that. So many people there [at White Hart Lane] feel unwanted. I've never experienced anything like that anywhere I've been. Is that a good reputation? I don't know.'

The impression Hutton gives of Spurs is one of farcical excess. He added: 'At one stage there were five right-backs there - me, Kyle Naughton, Kyle Walker, Pascal Chimbonda and Vedran Corluka. In what first-team squad do you ever get that? It's usually two. I spent four months there doing nothing. It is a massive knock to your confidence.'

Fall guy: Alan Hutton

'I don't think anybody should be treated like that. So many people there [at White Hart Lane] feel unwanted. I've never experienced anything like that anywhere I've been. Is that a good reputation? I don't know.'

The impression Hutton gives of Spurs is one of farcical excess. He added: 'At one stage there were five right-backs there - me, Kyle Naughton, Kyle Walker, Pascal Chimbonda and Vedran Corluka. In what first-team squad do you ever get that? It's usually two. I spent four months there doing nothing. It is a massive knock to your confidence.'

Even when he had been allowed to train with adults, the 26-year-old Scot felt humiliated at times. 'I played centre-half, left-back, right back, up front,' said Hutton. 'He [Redknapp] didn't care any more. For me it was an unhappy place and I knew my time was up a while ago.

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