Micky van de Ven will miss Tottenham Hotspur’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday with injury. Van de Ven, 23, made his return to the side against Swedish club Elfsborg in the Europa League on January 30, playing the first half before being replaced by Radu Dragusin.

However, Tel was persuaded to perform a U-turn after having a “conversation” with head coach Postecoglou. He could debut on Thursday night when Spurs face Liverpool in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with his new side leading 1-0 on aggregate.

Tottenham have been dealt a major injury blow after Ange Postecoglou confirmed Micky van de Ven has been ruled out of their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Liverpool. Van de Ven only returned from a long hamstring lay-off in the Europa League last week but Postecoglou says the Spurs centre-back “doesn’t feel ready for the step up to the intensity of the Premier League” Being without Van de Ven is huge setback for Spurs,

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