Tottenham team lineups for Man Utd Europa League final

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The big day is almost here! Wednesday evening sees Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham side attempt to end the club's silverware drought by going head-to-head with Manchester United for the Europa League trophy.

Spurs have been very impressive across their European campaign this term, with the team only losing two of their 14 games so far. Now they have to make it 15 unbeaten and get the better of the Red Devils for a fourth time this season.

Tottenham have certainly had the upper hand over their Premier League counterparts this campaign, but that all goes out of the window for the showpiece finale in Bilbao. Following some bad news on the injury front of late, Postecoglou has to decide on the perfect team selection to triumph over Ruben Amorim once again.

So who should he pick in his Tottenham team for the Europa League final? Our Spurs writers at football.london have had their say below.

Rob Guest - Football writer

Ange Postecoglou dropped a big hint in regards to his team for the Europa League final with his selection at Aston Villa the other day. Seven of those he named on the bench were clearly rested with the game in Bilbao in mind and the same goes for his decision to leave Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie out of the squad completely.

There is only one place up for grabs and Son Heung-min is leading the way to earn a start after recently returning from injury. The Spurs captain has upped his minutes over the past two games and it would be a huge shock if he didn't start in the Basque Country.

Due to losing some key players to injury, it may be either a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 formation the head coach opts for with Dominic Solanke and Richarlison named up front together. Postecoglou will have options on his bench to switch things about if required, with Lucas Bergvall hopefully someone who can play a part as a sub if he is to give Tottenham a late fitness boost.

Guest's team: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Johnson, Bissouma, Bentancur, Son; Solanke, Richarlison.

Alasdair Gold - Tottenham Hotspur correspondent

The first decision for Postecoglou is the formation and then that will dictate who plays pretty much because by leaving out 10 players for the game at Villa he was signalling all but one of those who will start in Bilbao.

Depending on the formation, the other spot would go to Son, if he could prove his fitness on Friday night, or Pape Matar Sarr, who had his own back issue in the second half but has a history of playing well against United.

Postecoglou's 4-4-2 formation at Villa Park felt like he was looking at the tactic, albeit with different players, and how it might work within his system. The key player within it in Bilbao would be Dominic Solanke because the striker would have to drop deeper into an attacking midfield role at times behind Richarlison, making it a 4-2-3-1 in moments. Son could also play that role with Richarlison on the left but the captain doesn't have the same physical presence that Solanke does.

Gold's team: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Johnson, Bissouma, Bentancur, Son; Solanke, Richarlison.

Lee Wilmot - Head of Football

The Spurs starting XI for Wednesday almost picks itself. 10 players were rested for the Premier League game with Aston Villa on Friday night and you would expect those 10 to come straight into the side for this huge Europa League final clash, although I'm naming one to miss out.

Guglielmo Vicario plays in goal, with the first-choice back line of Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie in front of him.

Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur play in the midfield, mainly because there is no one else, but they both deserve it for their displays against Bodo/Glimt too. Then it's who plays in the No.10 role. Wilson Odobert has played there twice now, but I've not been convinced by him.

There's the option of going with Dominic Solanke in there, with Richarlison up top, which could easily make a fluid 4-4-2 when required. But I think I might be inclined to go with the energy of Pape Matar Sarr, if he's fit. It gives solidity with three midfielders who are happy to sit, but also allows any one of the three to push forward when they want to.

Then up top, I'm bringing Son Heung-min straight back in, with Brennan Johnson on the other flank and Solanke through the middle. It's harsh on Richarlison, but he's there and available and will, I'm sure of it, be used from the bench.

Wilmot's team: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Bentancur, Sarr; Johnson, Solanke, Son.