Tottenham predicted XI v Man United as Mikey Moore decision made and £15m player set to start

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has been putting his players through their paces ahead of Sunday’s Premier League trip to Manchester United.

The Lilywhites face a relatively quick turnaround in games, taking on the Red Devils just two-and-a-half days after beating Qarabag in their Europa League opener.

Tottenham ran out 3-0 winners over the Azerbaijani champions on Tuesday night, although it wasn’t as one-sided a game as the scoreline suggests.

Now, Spurs will be eager to keep up the good work when they head to Old Trafford to face the Red Devils in a 4:30pm kick-off.

The Spurs News looks at who Ange Postecoglou could pick in the starting XI for the big game.

Who could replace Son Heung-min amid injury scare

The big question for Tottenham is whether captain Son Heung-min is fit to start against the Red Devils.

Son had to be substituted in Thursday’s win over Qarabag, and Ange Postecoglou hasn’t been able to give much of an update on whether the Spurs skipper is fit to start.

As per football.london, the Tottenham boss said Son “felt fatigue in his hamstring and that’s the reason he went down but whether that’s an injury or just fatigue we’ll have to wait and see”.

Son will obviously start for Spurs if fit, but if not, TSN predicts that Timo Werner will come in on the left flank as his replacement.

Postecoglou did say that Mikey Moore is also an option, but Manchester United away in the Premier League would be a big ask for the 17-year-old.

Elsewhere, Postecoglou will go with his big guns for the trip to Old Trafford after shuffling his pack in midweek.

Guglielmo Vicario is expected to stay in goal, while the returning Cristian Romero should play alongside Micky van de Ven at centre-back.

On the flanks, Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro are likely to start. As good as Archie Gray was in midweek, he suffered a slight knock and probably won’t be risked.

Meanwhile, Rodrigo Bentancur is likely to play in central midfield for Tottenham, with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski either side of him.

Richarlison was spotted back on the grass at Hotspur Way training by himself, and while this is great news, he’s not expected to be fit for the trip to Manchester.

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Tottenham predicted XI v Man United (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Werner