Thursday evening could prove to be huge in Tottenham's season with a place in the Carabao Cup final up for grabs. Ange Postecoglou's side head to Anfield to take on Liverpool with a one-goal lead courtesy of Lucas Bergvall's late winner in the first leg.

Tottenham are going to have a big task on their hands keeping Liverpool at bay but they will take a lot of confidence into the game following Sunday's 2-0 win at Brentford. The north London club have added to their playing squad over the past couple of days and there is a possibility Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel debut at Anfield, providing of course that both get international clearance and their work permits done in time.

Postecoglou's squad certainly looks a lot healthier following the transfer additions and it does leave him with a big call to make in terms of his starting XI against Arne Slot's men. So who could be in his team to face Liverpool? Here are the sides our football.london Spurs writers would select for Thursday's game on Merseyside.

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Alasdair Gold - Tottenham Hotspur correspondent

Postecoglou finally has some selection decisions to make with the new arrivals Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel, if both have their work permits in time to play in the match. The Australian could also have a few of his injured players back, going by his recent timelines, and it might mean a bench that doesn't need to be flooded with inexperience.

Danso has had more time to settle in and train and Postecoglou will not worry about throwing the Austria international into the fray, even if the 26-year-old centre-back hasn't started a game in about three weeks. Tel has had less match time as he wasn't starting games, so if available the 19-year-old might start from the bench on this occasion.

All eyes will be on whether Micky van de Ven is able to play and if not Ben Davies will remain in the side. Spurs also have a big FA Cup fourth round tie at Aston Villa on Sunday so Postecoglou will have to keep that game in mind to some degree with some of his selection decisions to ensure his team are not wiped out for another big game just three days later.

In midfield, the Spurs head coach might have to choose between Lucas Bergvall and Sunday's goalscorer Pape Matar Sarr if he wants to keep the experienced Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma together behind a more attacking player.

Gold's team: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Bentancur, Bissouma, Bergvall; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son.

Rob Guest - Football writer

All eyes will be on Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham team to take on Liverpool as the head coach has some huge calls to make over Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel. The hope will be that Van de Ven is able to take his place in the starting XI at Anfield after missing out on the matchday squad at Brentford last Sunday.

If he doesn't play, it may be new signing Danso and Ben Davies who get the nod at the heart of defence. Archie Gray deserves to keep his place in the side but this may be the opportunity to give him a breather and bring in the experienced Danso for his Tottenham debut.

The only other option involving Gray would be to start him at right-back and drop Pedro Porro down to the bench. In midfield, Lucas Bergvall comes back into the side in place of Yves Bissouma. The Swede should be nice and refreshed after getting 45 minutes on the bench at Brentford.

It wouldn't be a surprise at all if Tel comes straight into the starting XI as Postecoglou has demonstrated during his spell at the club that he will throw new players in even if they have had a lack of training time. As Son Heung-min will play from the left, Tel may start from the right as Richarlison leads the line.

Guest's team: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Bergvall, Kulusevski; Tel, Richarlison, Son.

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