Antonin Kinsky decision made as £21m man returns: Tottenham predicted XI v Liverpool

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Tottenham Hotspur will hope to take a step closer to the Carabao Cup final when they host Liverpool in Wednesday night’s semi-final first leg in North London.

Spurs overcame both Manchester City and Manchester United on the way to the final four and will hope for more joy against a fellow Premier League giant.

Tottenham will also be eager to get back to winning ways amid a serious downturn in form that has seen them pick up just one point from their last four league games.

TBR Football looks at who Ange Postecoglou could name in the Spurs starting XI for the game against Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Tottenham could potentially have striker Mikey Moore back in the squad after illness, with Postecoglou telling reporters: “Mikey potentially could be available to be on the bench.

The Spurs boss has also confirmed he’s yet to decide whether to start new goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky after he completed his move from Slavia Prague.

Tottenham will be without James Maddison and Pape Matar Sarr, who are suspended after picking up two yellow cards in previous rounds.

Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert remain unavailable due to injury.

Meanwhile, Liverpool will be without defender Joe Gomez, who is injured, while midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai remains a doubt due to illness.

Tottenham predicted XI v Liverpool

Postecoglou has a decision to make with regards to his goalkeeper on the night, as he has three available to pick from.

Brandon Austin made his long-awaited Tottenham debut against Newcastle, while Kinsky is a new arrival at N17 and Fraser Forster returned to training on Tuesday.

We feel Postecoglou will start Austin again, with Kinsky likely needing a bit more time to get up to speed at Spurs and Forster seemingly still struggling with illness.

The back four is a bit more clear-cut, with Radu Dragusin set to be available once again after having to come off at half-time against the Magpies.

Dragusin is likely to remain in the Spurs defence alongside Archie Gray, Djed Spence and Pedro Porro.

£21million ace Rodrigo Bentancur, who was suspended at the weekend, is expected to return to the midfield, while Yves Bissouma could replace Lucas Bergvall.

Son Heung-min, who was rested on Saturday, is likely to return to the front line, with Timo Werner set to make way for the Spurs captain.

Tottenham predicted XI v Liverpool: Austin; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Bentancur, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Son