Tottenham set for massive injury boost ahead of Man United Europa League final after double blow

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Latest Manchester United news as Tottenham prepare for a big boost ahead of the Europa League final with captain Son Heung-min returning to the side this weekend

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou could ring the changes for his side's game against Crystal Palace on Sunday amid a potential injury boost.

Spurs booked their place in the Europa League final against Manchester United later this month with a 5-1 aggregate defeat of Bodo/Glimt in the semi-finals of the competition.

A 2-0 win at Bodo/Glimt's Aspmyra Stadion, which has an artificial pitch, rubber-stamped Tottenham's ticket to Bilbao for the final on May 21.

Postecoglou has had to deal with a tough injury list over the course of the season with playmaker James Maddison the latest to be added to it.

He suffered a knee injury in the first leg against Bodo/Glimt just over a week ago and will now miss the rest of the campaign.

However, Postecoglou is set for a boost on Sunday with captain Son Heung-min primed to return to the side.

Son has missed the past seven games with a foot injury but is now making a timely return for Postecoglou, who is also without Radu Dragusin (knee) and Lucas Bergvall (ankle), with both set to miss the remainder of the season.

Spurs were rocked by the injuries to Bergvall and Maddison this month at a time when Postecoglou was starting to welcome players back to fitness.

"Everyone got through OK the other night," Postecoglou said at a press conference on Saturday.

"Half-hopeful that we get Sonny some minutes tomorrow so he'll be the only one that sort of can come back in.

"I think what we do know about Thursday night, playing on an artificial pitch takes a lot out of the players - it's fair to say they were sore.

"I remember when we played Tamworth, we actually got a couple of injuries in the game straight after that, I think, because of the surface.

"So, we've got to be really careful about tomorrow's game, but next Friday it's a bit different.

"I think we've just got to make decisions we think (are right).

"Ultimately we want to be in a great condition come the final of Europa, so we'll use that."

United, meanwhile, remain without Lisandro Martinez (knee) and Joshua Zirkzee (thigh) who are out for the rest of the season.

Ayden Heaven is yet to return after appearing to damage his ankle against Leicester City in March while Diogo Dalot (calf) has missed the last four games.

Matthijs de Ligt remains out with a knee injury picked up during the game against Brentford on Sunday.