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Alasdair Gold

Spurs fans pick their strongest starting line-up for Pochettino and two big names miss out

Tottenham Hotspur fans have been choosing their strongest possible starting line-up for the season ahead and the results mean some key players would not start.

We asked Spurs supporters to put themselves in the shoes of manager Mauricio Pochettino, with the entire Tottenham squad fit and ready to play, and then choose their strongest starting XI.

They were also able to choose their formation to make the most out of the players at the Argentine's disposal.

Their votes for each player were then tallied up as was the most popular formation chosen by the fans.

The most voted line-up is below. Although our software has labelled it a 4-5-1 formation, we reckon it is more of a 4-3-3 with Harry Winks as the holding midfielder.

Lucas Moura has got the nod over Dele Alli in a pace-filled attack with the Brazilian and Son Heung-min either side of Harry Kane.

There is no place in the fans' team for one of Pochettino's most picked players last season - Moussa Sissoko with Winks and Tanguy Ndombele playing in the midfield alongside Christian Eriksen.

Young right-back Kyle Walker-Peters gets the vote of confidence from the supporters.

Here is the chosen XI:

How close was it to your starting line-up? Let us know in our comments section below.

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