Tottenham dealt major blow as Ange Postecoglou confirms Micky van de Ven ruled out of Liverpool clash - Spurs centre-back has not suffered a fresh injury but ‘doesn’t feel ready’ for trip to Anfield

Tottenham Hotspur fans around the world would have been hoping that Micky van de Ven is fit to start in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Van de ven was benched against Brentford as a precaution as the Dutch defender did not feet fully fit to play.

Ange Postecoglou has provided the latest on the injury front ahead of Tottenham's Carabao Cup semi-final showdown against Liverpool

Ange Postecoglou has confirmed new signings Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso are available to make their Tottenham debuts against Liverpool at Anfield on Thursday. Both Tel and Danso will come straight into the squad after their moves to Spurs in the final week of the January transfer window.

Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso are in line to make their Tottenham debuts against Liverpool in this week’s Carabao Cup semi-final decider. In a frantic conclusion to the January transfer window, Tel arrived in north London from Bayern Munich on loan with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou simply cannot catch a break from injury problems that has been happening in the last few months. The Greek-Australian tactician has lost Radu Dragusin for the rest of the season with the Romanian centre-back suffering an ACL injury in the Lilywhites Europa League game last week.