Antonio Conte will have to decide between a rejigged Tottenham attack or a packed midfield as Liverpool come to town on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League.
The Italian must work out how to put together a Spurs attack that will not contain Son Heung-min or Richarlison and will not have a fit enough Dejan Kulusevski to start. The Swede being back in training is great news for the Italian but for him to to be able to start a high intensity match against Liverpool after one and a half training sessions has been deemed a step too far if he passes his fitness test ahead of the game.
Lucas Moura is also still feeling pain with his tendon inflammation but Conte has asked if he can make himself available due to the lack of numbers and he will also face a fitness test ahead of the encounter.
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Rodrigo Bentancur was back in training on Friday following fatigue and feeling his hamstring as he came off in Marseille which gives Conte options in midfield. That means Conte must decide whether to stick with a 3-4-3 or switch to a 3-5-2. The latter puts Harry Kane and Lucas together which isn't the most natural front duo.
If Conte goes for the 3-4-3 then Ivan Perisic could move up into the left wing role of the front three with Ryan Sessegnon backing him up behind as the left wing-back, or they could also swap if need be. The Spurs head coach has yet shown a belief in Bryan Gil to start the 21-year-old Spaniard, preferring to bring him on late in games against tired defences.
In the other wing-back spot, the Tottenham boss might prefer the more defensive nature of Emerson Royal against Liverpool's attack to Matt Doherty with a Brazilian link-up down the right with Lucas.
At the back Cristian Romero remains out which could see Spurs stick with the back three that played in France with Eric Dier shifting over to the right alongside Clement Lenglet and Ben Davies.
Here's the team we reckon Conte will go for:
3-4-3: Lloris; Dier, Lenglet, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Sessegnon; Lucas, Kane, Perisic.
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