Ange Postecoglou has Mikey Moore dilemma amid Tottenham's Son Heung-min injury issue

Ange Postecoglou has something of a dilemma over his Tottenham side to face Crystal Palace on Sunday. The Spurs boss will have been pleased after he made a number of changes to his starting XI for the Europa League clash against AZ Alkmaar and still came away with a well-earned win.

While it was unlikely Son Heung-min would have started the game, he was left out of the squad altogether with Postecoglou noting before the match that the Spurs captain was feeling a little sore after the encounter against West Ham last weekend.

However, in his press conference ahead of the game against Palace, Postecoglou broke the news that the 32-year-old will likely be missing for the trip to Selhurst Park as well.

"Last night all good, no issues but obviously a bit of fatigue with some of the boys as they haven't played for a while but all good," Postecoglou told reporters. "Sonny is still not right or feeling 100%. He won't train today and so unlikely for the weekend and we'll see how he is beyond that."

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Son's absence poses a dilemma for Postecoglou, especially after the game on Thursday night. Timo Werner replaced the South Korean star on the left, but had an evening to forget, missing a gilt-edged chance before being substituted at half-time.

Brennan Johnson replaced the Germany international but moved to the right wing, with teenager Mikey Moore switching to the left. The 17-year-old drew plenty of plaudits for his performance, with captain for the night James Maddison comparing his 20 minutes after half-time to Neymar.

While Spurs will be keen not to get too far ahead of themselves with the winger, his bold display in European competition may force Postecoglou into a decision he'd rather not make.

Werner's display only increased fans' worries over the attacker's confidence following recent performances. And Wilson Odobert is only just back from injury, putting him in almost straight away would not be ideal. Dejan Kulusevski could be moved into attack with Johnson switching to the left side, but the Swedish star has been in such great form recently that it's probably not worth changing his role.

While Postecoglou was keen to stress that Spurs would be moving cautiously with Moore's game time, there seem to be few great alternatives. It could be just the time to give the young star his first Premier League start.

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