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Alasdair Gold & Rob Guest & Lee Wilmot

Tottenham lineups vs Sheffield United - Dier or Alderweireld decision, Lo Celso keeps place

Will Mauricio Pochettino change a winning team?

There have been plenty of calls from the supporters for the boss to drop Christian Eriksen and hand Giovani Lo Celso his opportunity from the start and the Argentinian did just that on Wednesday night against Red Star Belgrade.

And Lo Celso was at the heart of everything that was good about Tottenham's attacking play as Spurs ran out 4-0 winners, making it 9-0 on aggregate over the two games against the Serbian side.

Eric Dier also came into the back-line, alongside Davinson Sanchez, while Danny Rose was preferred to Ben Davies at left-back.

But what will Pochettino do against Sheffield United on Saturday?

We asked our resident Spurs writers and fans what they would do if they were in Pochettino's shoes.

Alasdair Gold - Senior Tottenham writer

Same team as Wednesday night but swap Ben Davies for Danny Rose as other than his assist he was sloppy.

It's too early for Ryan Sessegnon to start games and I think the club needs to keep the momentum going with a team that has just won a match.

Gold's team: Gazzaniga; Foyth, Dier, Sanchez, Davies; Sissoko, Ndombele; Lo Celso, Alli, Son; Kane.

Premier League 2019/20 November fixtures

Rob Guest - Tottenham writer

Mauricio Pochettino may decide to change things up on Saturday against Sheffield United despite the team's brilliant result in midweek against Red Star Belgrade.

The manager stated after the game that he would assess the likes of Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele and Dele Alli ahead of Saturday's match as he looks to get back to winning ways in the league.

One player who may come straight back into the side is Toby Alderweireld after he watched on from the substitutes' bench as Eric Dier made a rare appearance at the back.

Djibril Sidibe and Ben Davies go for the ball (Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Pochettino may also elect to switch his left-backs over and restore Ben Davies to the team in place of Danny Rose. Spurs need to go into the international break on the back of a win and key to that will be starting the likes of Lo Celso and Ndombele again.

The midweek changes worked wonders and the manager must continue this way if he wants Spurs to kick on.

Guest's team: Gazzaniga; Foyth, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Sissoko, Ndombele; Alli, Lo Celso, Son; Kane.

Lee Wilmot - Live editor and Tottenham fan

We finally got some semblance of the team we've been waiting to see on Wednesday night.

Or the team I wanted to see at least.

And you get the feeling from social media that the majority of the fanbase breathed a sigh of relief too.

The question now is whether or not Mauricio Pochettino will stick with it, or as close to it as possible, or if he'll mix it up for aweekend clash after a midweek game.

He is likely to make changes, that's just his way, but this is my team, what I would do if I were the manager and I'd probably onely make one change.

Wilmot's team: Gazzaniga; Foyth, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Rose; Sissoko, Ndombele; Lo Celso, Alli, Son; Kane.

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