The Italian is set to be sidelined for months after surgery on a fractured foot suffered in Saturday's 4-0 win over Manchester City, leaving Ange Postecoglou to rely on veteran Fraser Forster against Roma and beyond.

Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Roma on Thursday in one of the most anticipated matches of Matchday 5 in the UEFA Europa League, with both sides in contrasting form. Spurs lost at Galatasaray on Matchday 4 but are still firmly in the top eight and have a chance to further solidify their standing with a win this week.

Tottenham Hotspur return to Europa League action on Thursday night when they take on Serie A giants AS Roma at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Here's the Tottenham Hotspur team that we reckon Ange Postecoglou will select to face Roma in the Europa League on Thursday night

A standout fixture of the UEFA Europa League Round 5 pits Tottenham Hotspur and Roma against each other in North London. Claudio Ranieri makes his long-awaited return to England after suffering

Tottenham Hotspur return to Europa League action on Thursday evening when they welcome AS Roma to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Ange Postecoglou’s men have made a strong start to the competition so far but they were on the losing side last time out after falling to a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray at RAMS Park.

Claudio Ranieri returns to London to face a Spurs team riding extremely high right now. Here's the latest team news for their clash with Roma.