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Alasdair Gold

Tottenham predicted team vs Ludogorets: Mourinho to make six key changes as Gareth Bale starts

Jose Mourinho made it clear to one Bulgarian journalist that he will go with "full power" with his Tottenham Hotspur team selection when they take on Ludogorets.

That comes on the heels of the Spurs boss saying last week after the defeat in Antwerp that he would not make as many changes as he did that night - having made nine - in the next European game.

Injuries means he will have to make at least a couple and he will want to keep some players fresh for Sunday's trip to West Bromwich Albion, where a win at the Hawthorns would send Tottenham to the top of the Premier League table for a spell.

Mourinho is without Erik Lamela and Serge Aurier, who both have small injuries, and Sergio Reguilon has the flu.

Joe Rodon, Gedson Fernandes and Paulo Gazzaniga are not registered for the group stages of the Europa League.

Japhet Tanganga returned to training following his injury woes but the game in Bulgaria is likely to have come too soon for him to start.

Mourinho has already said that Gareth Bale, fresh from his winning goal against Brighton, will start the match and the Portuguese must decide which of his first choice starting line-up will join him in the side.

The ability to name 12 substitutes and use five of them means that he can start some players he wants to use again on Sunday and take them off at half-time if the game is going to plan.

He removed four players at half-time in Belgium last week and brought on Harry Kane before the hour was done.

Here's the team we reckon Mourinho will start the game with:

(4-2-3-1) Hart; Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies; Hojbjerg, Winks; Bale, Lo Celso, Son; Kane.

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