Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou expects both Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero to miss Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round. The centre-back pair have returned to training, and Van de Ven played 45 minutes against Elfborg last week but has not featured since.

Micky van de Ven will miss Tottenham Hotspur’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday with injury. Van de Ven, 23, made his return to the side against Swedish club Elfsborg in the Europa League on January 30, playing the first half before being replaced by Radu Dragusin.

Micky van de Ven has revealed how he could have teamed up with Liverpool head coach Arne Slot — but instead he is now on a mission to win trophies with Tottenham