Ange Postecoglou faces his toughest test as Tottenham Hotspur manager as he prepares for Sunday’s North London derby.
The Australian boss has had a dream start at Spurs, having recorded four wins in five Premier League games.
Postecoglou led Tottenham to second place after recording a stunning comeback win against Sheffield United last time out.
The likes of Richarlison and Ivan Perisic made a huge impact off the bench as Spurs scored two goals in injury time to secure a 2-1 victory.
Postecoglou will no doubt consider reintroducing Richarlison into the starting line-up this Sunday after the Brazilian striker got a goal and an assist off the bench.
However, in our opinion, the Australian coach should stick with Son Heung-min as a striker and give Brennan Johnson his full Arsenal debut.
Guglielmo Vicario has impressed for Tottenham since arriving from Empoli in the summer.
The Italian undoubtedly faces his toughest test since joining the club, but looks determined to make the starting XI on Sunday.
As for the back four, Postecoglou seems to have found his preferred defensive line with Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie.
The Australian coach could consider bringing in Emerson Royal to deal with Arsenal’s attacking threat. But Porro has already improved significantly this season and we would like to see him continue in the right-back role.
It would be a surprise if Spurs made changes in midfield as James Maddison, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr have all excelled this season.
But Postecoglou may be tempted to hand Brennan Johnson his full debut on Sunday as the Welshman could pose a huge threat in transition.
It’s no secret that the ‘fantastic’ striker has exceptional pace and could be a huge weapon for Tottenham against Arsenal on Sunday.
This would obviously mean that Manor Solomon would drop to the bench after Dejan Kulusevski scored the winning goal against the Blades.
The 24-year-old has impressed in recent weeks, but Tottenham will need to pose a major threat on the counter-attack at the Emirates Stadium.
Here is Tottenham’s full line-up for their clash with Arsenal.
