Tottenham full back Kieran Trippier opens up over two-year wait for a chance to shine at White Hart Lane: 'There are some days you think when is my chance going to come?'

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Kieran Trippier has spoken about the two years of pain he endured wondering whether his chance at Tottenham would ever come.

Having come through the ranks at his beloved Manchester City, the right back knew his chances would be limited there too, given the money being spent there.

But having left City in 2011 to join Burnley on loan, a successful spell in the Championship sparked a move back to the Premier League with Tottenham in 2015.

Kieran Trippier is starting to make an impression at Tottenham after two years

That brought its own problems, however, with Kyle Walker established in that position for Spurs and England.

Trippier usurped his club rival midway through last season, though, and, this summer, Walker moved to City for about £50million.

But it was a long road to this point for Trippier. 'There are some days you start to think, "When is my chance going to come?",' he said before Sunday's match against Burnley. 'But I never doubted myself once since I came here, because I knew it was going to be difficult in the first place to get Walks out of the team.

'I always believed I could play there and when I got opportunities I knew I had to take them.

Trippier has been given his chance following the sale of Kyle Walker to Manchester City

'It was a difficult two years but sometimes you have to be patient and your chances will come.'

Along with his own mental focus, Trippier praised Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino for his arm-round-the-shoulder approach in helping him get through those difficult times.

'The manager is brilliant,' he said. 'When I wasn't playing, he was always good, always speaking to you.'