Tottenham duo both missed North London derby.
Tottenham Hotspur duo Harry Winks and Eric Dier missed the North London derby at the weekend.
Winks was unfit due to a hip injury, while Dier was ill.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino was asked about the pair in his press conference yesterday and was cagey about their prospects of featuring against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
Both players have made the trip out to Germany.
Pochettino did not rule them out, but indicated the game could be too soon for them to start.
Pochettino told Football London: “We need to assess both. They are here because still we need one day more to assess if they’re going to arrive. I don’t know.
“Dier has been a lot of time without playing. We’ll see if he can be on the bench, don’t believe he can start. Harry Winks the same. We need to assess after this afternoon, after training how he feels tomorrow.”
Tottenham have a 3-0 lead from the first leg and have no urgency to rush Dier or Winks.
Then they face Southampton away on the weekend, before a 22 day break before their next fixture, due to their A Cup elimination and international break.
Tottenham might be best off simply resting the pair so they are fully fit when they return, and hope both players are not involved for England.
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