Tottenham will be looking to jump back into the top eight of the Europa League standings when they return to European action on Thursday evening. Following a 2-2 draw with Roma last time out, Ange Postecoglou's side are on the road as they make the trip to Glasgow to face Rangers.
The game in Scotland will see the Spurs boss return to a city where he enjoyed great success after a trophy-laden two years with Celtic. Postecoglou desperately needs his team to register all three points at Ibrox as they look to transform their current fortunes after a nightmare run of results.
Rangers have struggled to keep pace with Celtic at the summit of the Scottish Premiership this season but they do find themselves one place above Spurs in the Europa League table after five games. Both teams have identical records and are on ten points but Rangers boast the better goal difference as things stand.
Postecoglou is once again going to have limited options to choose from in terms of his Tottenham squad following some more injury woes in last Sunday's defeat to Chelsea. So who exactly could be in his starting XI at Ibrox? Our football.london Tottenham writers take a look below.
Rob Guest - Football writer
Tottenham fans will be hoping that Ange Postecoglou can deliver some positive team news ahead of the Rangers game following the latest setbacks. Even if Micky van de Ven is in a position to play after his late substitution against Chelsea, it may be wise to give him a breather and then start him at Southampton on Sunday.
That means Archie Gray starts the Rangers game at centre-back alongside Radu Dragusin, with Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie as full-backs. Postecoglou has shown a willingness to rotate in goal in Europe this term but I would stick with Fraser Forster in net rather than hand Brandon Austin his full Spurs debut.
In midfield, Rodrigo Bentancur is an automatic starter as he is eligible to play in Europe as his seven-match ban only applies to domestic games. You could make a case for Yves Bissouma starting due to his suspension for Sunday's game at Southampton but James Maddison needs to start and Lucas Bergvall deserves a go from the off after some decent cameo appearances of late.
Brennan Johnson may start the game on the bench after feeling ill in the Chelsea defeat prior to his substitution, meaning Dejan Kulusevski pushes forward and operates from the right flank. Dominic Solanke continues through the middle and it is a choice between Son Heung-min or Timo Werner from the left.
Guest's team: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie; Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Werner.
Kieran Horn - Central Audience writer
Given Ange Postecoglou does not have the luxury to rotate for two reasons, Tottenham going strong for their Europa League clash against Rangers looks likely. Injury issues and because they sit outside of the automatic qualification spots, wholesale changes being made is difficult to foresee.
The back five picks itself with Celtic supporter Archie Gray required to fill in at centre-back against the rivals of the club he supports. Though Micky van de Ven does not look set for a lengthy absence, unlike Cristian Romero, it will be better to not risk him and continue with Radu Dragusin. Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie will be the full-backs.
With Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur suspended for the weekend, both featuring in a midfield pivot is entirely possible especially considering how Spurs were exposed in midfield by Chelsea. James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski will also feature as part of the front four with Son Heung-min and Dominic Solanke also in.
That allows Pape Matar Sarr and Brennan Johnson to be rested with Timo Werner, Lucas Bergvall and Will Lankshear joining them on the bench potentially ready to make an impact
Horn's team: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie; Bentancur, Bissouma, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son.