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Mason hoping to relive 2008 in League Cup final

Tottenham triumphed 2-1 on that occasion, with Jonathan Woodgate scoring four minutes into extra-time to snare victory.

"I was at the stadium," recalled Spurs midfielder Mason. "It was a tense game, they took the lead and then Woody popped up at the end with a bit of a fortunate goal, but they hung on and I just remember it as a great occasion.

"It was a great occasion for the club and hopefully we can reproduce that on Sunday and win the trophy."

The 23-year-old forms a contingent of young players making their mark under Mauricio Pochettino - along with the likes of Harry Kane, Danny Rose and Nabil Bentaleb.

"It is a bit crazy and it's a bit of a whirlwind how this season's gone," Mason added. "But I'm just taking each game as it comes.

"We enjoy wearing the shirt. It's a pride and an honour to go out on the pitch and wear it.

"Coming through the ranks, it makes it a little bit extra special to us to play for this football club.

"There aren't many clubs in the Premier League who have got four or five [players] that have come through the youth system. 

"For us to have that and a relatively young squad as well is exciting.

"We're a young squad and hopefully we can get into many more finals in the coming years."