Tottenham approach a key run of fixtures with uncertainty still surrounding the fitness of Heung-min Son.

Spurs’ influential captain missed four games across all competitions after injuring his hamstring late on in the Europa League win over Qarabag on September 26, not going away with South Korea during the last international break as a result.

That allowed Son to regain his fitness and return to start in last weekend’s London derby against West Ham, when he featured for 70 minutes and scored the final goal in a second-half blitz as Ange Postecoglou’s side came from behind to win 4-1.

However, Postecoglou later confirmed that Son had experienced some soreness in the aftermath of his return and was ruled out of the Europa League visit of AZ Alkmaar on Thursday, with his manager insisting that he would not have played in that game