Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham will make a late call on the fitness of captain Son Heung-min for Sunday’s trip to Manchester United.
Son started Thursday night’s delayed 3-0 home win over Qarabag in the Europa League, but needed treatment before he limped off in the 71st minute.
“It’s fair to say the boys are fairly tired, the ones who put in a shift. Apart from Sonny, everybody is okay,” Postecoglou said.
“Sonny, I don’t think is too bad. He wants to train on Saturday and we will see how it goes and make a decision from there. We have another day up our sleeve to give him every chance.”
If the South Korea international is unable to recover in time for the clash at Old Trafford, Postecoglou has limited options to play on the left.
Timo Werner was used there against Coventry last week, but struggled, while 17-year-old attacker Mikey Moore could be handed a full debut.
Moore caught the eye in pre-season and Postecoglou would have no hesitation in starting him against United.
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Asked if Moore was not yet ready to start, Postecoglou insisted: “No, I wouldn’t say that.
“We’ll see with Sonny. Obviously with Wilson Odobert out, we’re kind of limited and with Richarlison out because Richy can play there as well.
“Timo and Mikey can certainly come into the frame. We have Deki Kulusevski who can play wide as well so we’ve got some options there, but firstly we’ll see how Sonny is.”
After a run of four straight Premier League defeats against Manchester United between 2021 and 2022, Tottenham are now unbeaten in their last three against them in the league.
Victory on Sunday afternoon (16:30 BST) would be their first at Old Trafford since Son scored twice in a 6-1 thrashing in 2020.
