The latest Manchester United news as Tottenham were in Premier League action ahead of the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Manchester United have been given the latest update on the Tottenham Hotspur squad ahead of next week's crucial Europa League final between the two teams.
Just five days before the final, both teams are in Premier League action on Friday night. While United are taking on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Spurs also had an away game against a Champions League chasing club in Aston Villa.
It could be forgiven if both sides had an eye on the final in Bilbao. Especially given that it’s a chance of qualifying for the Champions League themselves next season.
Eyes of both teams will also be on any potential injury blows in the build-up to the match. For Tottenham, there was an update even before kick-off with the news that forward Son Heung-min was starting.
He made his comeback from a foot injury in last weekend's 2-0 loss against Crystal Palace as a second half substitute. In a bid to build up game time ahead of the final, the Spurs captain was named in the starting XI against Villa.
Explaining the decision before the game to Sky Sports, Ange Postecoglou said: "I though it was better to start him off. Coming to Villa, it's a difficult place, with his experience, the line up is fairly inexperienced so it will help us."
Tottenham were handed a potential injury worry during the game with midfielder Pape Matar Sarr being replaced by Yves Bissouma in the 52nd minute. After being replaced Sarr was spotted heading straight down the tunnel with a member of the Spurs medical staff.
Youngster Mikey Moore also went down before being replaced in the 87th minute. He was, however, able to walk off the pitch unaided when being substituted.
Both Sergio Reguilon and Son were replaced just after Villa's second goal, in the 2-0 defeat, but it didn't appear to be sue to any injury concerns and was tactical. The same goes for Wilson Odobert who was replaced later in the game.
It was confirmed in the week that Spurs will be without Dejan Kulusevski, who has suffered a knee injury. He joins Radu Dragusin, Dane Scarlett, James Maddison, Timo Werner and Lucas Bergvall on the sidelines.
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