It has been a season to forget for Tottenham Hotspur thus far. In 12th place in the Premier League Spurs are 14 points adrift of the top four with 13 games remaining.
They were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions in the space of four days last week, but do at least have the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League to look forward to next month.
Head coach Ange Postecoglou has come under immense pressure and scrutiny in a difficult campaign, but it has been a season beset by injuries, with key first team players sat on the sidelines for extended periods.
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and midfielder James Maddison returned for the win over Manchester United on Sunday, with Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert and Destiny Udogie all being fit enough for the substitutes' bench too, with the former pair getting some minutes late on against United.
The likes of Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke are all closing in on returns to the first team too, meaning Spurs can get back to almost full strength before the season ends, with only Radu Dragusin out for the rest of the campaign.
But what does a full strength squad mean for the strongest starting lineup? Some players you might not have expected to be part of the starting XI have made a real case for being included while stars have been out injured. football.london takes a look at what we think the best lineup could be once everyone is back.
Guglielmo Vicario is undoubtedly the first choice in between the sticks, Postecoglou admitted as much with the goalkeeper returning to action against the Red Devils on Sunday. Antonin Kinsky proved an able deputy, but Vicario's leadership has been missed and he is a calming presence behind the defence.
Pedro Porro has not had the best season and a case can be made for him being dropped. But, given a whole week's rest, he was back on much better form against United and plays at right-back. The two injured centre-backs of Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero come straight back into the side, despite Archie Gray's impressive performances. There's Radu Dragusin, Kevin Danso and Ben Davies to factor in as well.
Then at left-back, you have to go with the man in form. Djed Spence has been sensational and deserves to start ahead of Udogie. You could play Spence in his favoured right-back role instead of Porro to bring Udogie back in, but for now, Spence has been so good you can't drop him and Udogie has a real fight on his hands.
In midfield is where you can ask some big questions. There have been so many occasions this season when Postecoglou has had to change things up in the middle, regardless of who has started the matches. No one has tied down a starting spot.
Rodrigo Bentancur probably starts regardless. He has the ability play as a six or an eight and on his day can command the midfield. Then, if you want to play attacking, you probably go with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski as two 10s, or, if more defensive minded, you bring Lucas Bergvall in with Maddison ahead of him. Bergvall's performances have pushed him ahead of the likes of Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr, while Archie Gray will argue for a chance in there too, given his superb performances in every other position in the team!
If Kulusevski plays in a double 10, Brennan Johnson comes in on the right-hand side. But who plays on the left? Son Heung-min is the club captain, but he has been below par this season and Mathys Tel , while not quite up to speed yet in the Premier League, has been bright in his three appearances so far. It's a tough choice, but one Postecoglou needs to make.
Tel can obviously play through the middle, to negate that argument, but if Dominic Solanke is fit, he's the first choice striker through the middle. Tel is the future, if he signs that permanent deal once his loan spell is up, so I'm going for him and I'm making the attacking choice to play two 10s. It's the Postecoglou way after all.