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Kyle Walker: Tottenham Hotspur 'want to win all competitions'

Kyle Walker says Tottenham Hotspur have the squad depth to challenge on four fronts this season, telling BBC Sport: "We want to win all the competitions."

Last season, Spurs challenged for the Premier League title, eventually finishing third, but manager Mauricio Pochettino prioritised the competition over the Europa League and domestic cups.

The club is back in the Champions League for the first time since 2010-11 and they began their EFL Cup campaign with a resounding 5-0 win over Gillingham in the third-round on Wednesday.

Pochettino made 11 changes for the League One side's visit and Walker, who was rested, believes the club now has the squad to challenge in every competition.

"We want to win all competitions," the England full-back told the BBC. "We don't go out thinking 'OK, we don't want to win this one today because we're thinking about another game.'

"With the depth in the squad, we can go out and attack every game and play the way that we play. We know that if we're not fit for the next game, or a little bit tired for the next game, then we've always got cover.

"Hopefully we can go far in each competition. I'll love to show my two little boys that daddy's won a medal with Tottenham. Hopefully it can be this season."

Walker was named PFA Young Player of the Year after his first full season for Tottenham in 2011-12 but he suffered with form and fitness before Pochettino's arrival at the club.

Since the start of last season, the right-back has been consistently impressive and he explained that he may have been feeling the weight of expectation after his breakthrough.

"When you're young you don't think about the pressure -- you just play football. When you get to 23, 24, you start feeling the pressure because the fans, and the other players, know what to expect of you. And you know what to expect of yourself.

"When you're just coming in for your first season, no-one knows anything about you. You don't know yourself if you can handle the Premier League, so you're playing off the cuff.

"That's probably when you play your best football. Dele Alli is a prime example of that. Obviously he's carried on this season fantastically well but last season he was just playing football like he was in the park and it was a joy to watch. Obviously you do find pressure again, but I think that comes when you're my age -- 26 -- when people are looking up to you as one of the more experienced ones."