Ange Postecoglou has admitted Son Heung-min will face a race against time to prove his fitness ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s trip to Manchester United on Sunday.
Son played 71 minutes of the Europa League win against Qarabag in midweek before limping off with a hamstring injury, and Postecoglou admitted tests were needed to confirm whether the club captain was simply battling fatigue or something more serious
While Postecoglou did his best to play down concerns over Son’s condition, he admitted a final decision on the 32-year-old’s involvement against united it has yet to be done.
“It’s fair to say the boys are pretty tired, the ones doing a shift,” admitted Postecoglou. “Apart from Sonny everyone is fine and Sonny I don’t think is too bad. He wants to train (Saturday) and we’ll see how he goes and make a decision from there.
“We have another day up our sleeves to give him every chance.”
With Wilson Odobert and Richarlison, both confirmed absentees, spurs There are hardly many options in terms of options, but Postecoglou dismissed claims that 17-year-old Mikey Moore is not ready to contribute.
“No, I wouldn’t say that,” Postecoglou stressed. “Yeah, we’ll see with Sonny. Obviously, with Wilson out, we’re a bit limited and with Richy out because Richy can play there as well.
“We’re a bit limited, but Timo (Werner) and Mikey can certainly get into the frame. We’ve got Deki Kulusevski who can play a lot as well, so we’ve got some options there, but we’ll see how Sonny is first.”
