The former Southampton boss insists that his former charge possesses a game intelligence to some of football's all-time greats
Mauricio Pochettino has likened Rangers' Steven Davis to Barcelona legends Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta, praising the midfielder as he prepares to become Northern Ireland's most-capped player in history.
Davis will don the captain's armband for his country on Thursday as they travel to Sarajevo to face Bosnia and Herzegovina for a European Championship play-off, during which he will surpass countryman Pat Jennings in the appearance charts with 120 caps.