Presser points | Spurs vs Man Utd | Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media at Hotspur Way on Friday, ahead of our Premier League clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday (4.30pm).

Here's what he had to say...

Team news and Sonny

First up, the team news and Ange was asked for an update on Heung-Min Son's fitness...

Ange: "I think obviously it is still early days from last night. Fair to say the boys are fairly tired, the ones who put in a shift. Apart from Sonny, everybody is okay and Sonny, I don’t think is too bad. He wants to train tomorrow and we will see how it goes and make a decision from there."

Is it about speaking to Son and seeing if he feels ready to go?

Ange: "We have another day up our sleeve to give him every chance."

Guglielmo Vicario

Ange was asked for his thoughts on goalkeeper Vic, who was handed the captain's armband when Heung-Min Son went off against Qarabag on Thursday night...

Ange: "He's been great since the day he arrived. Criticism is just part of the nature of football these days. We have had a few under the spotlight. I included him the leadership (group) this year I have just seen his growth. He is one of those guys who is really positive. He comes in everyday wanting to work, he comes in on his days off wanting to work. He is a great example for everyone and a great human being as well. I thought he could add something to our leadership group. It’s great for him to get the armband last night and I thought he rose to the occasion. He was big for us. He hasn’t had to make too many big saves in the first few games for us but we needed him for a couple last night and he was great."

Archie Gray

Ange was asked for his opinion on Archie's best position...

Ange: "I see him in a Tottenham shirt and playing good football. I thought he was great last night. A different challenge for Archie, his first European game and having to play with 10 men for the whole game. He had to do a couple of different roles. As I said from the outset, from the moment he has arrived he has looked like a real mature young man. He has a great focus on the career he wants to have ahead of him. He has had a couple of games at right-back for us, pre-season he played a few different positions. What I do know is he will be a significant contributor for us. He already has been and I was really proud of him last night the way he handled everything."

Lucas Bergvall

Ange was also asked if he could see Lucas Bergvall being a regular contributor this season...

Ange: "Lucas is another one, I think I said before the game, we were really keen to expose him to European football last night. Unfortunately it ended prematurely for him and understandably he was disappointed. It doesn’t take away from the fact that is how much we trust him. We wanted him to start last night and he will get plenty of opportunities to play. He has come in as a 18yo and not really let his age affect the fact that he wants to make a contribution to the club straight away and I’m sure he will."

Brennan Johnson

Ange was asked again about Brennan Johnson's form - three goals in eight days - and if players should come off social media...

Ange: "Look, I don't know if it has made Brennan happier or more comfortable. I think when you switch something off it is probably because it makes you uncomfortable rather than unhappy and that's great for him, but that's not the reason (for his goals). The reason is, as I said a couple of weeks ago, he works awfully hard at his game and if you work awfully hard at something and you are passionate about it, eventually you get the rewards. The thing is to not let it affect your work ethic and your focus and it hasn't. Brennan is in every day wanting to be better. He asks for feedback, he is continually working on his game and really cares about the club, cares about his team-mates and wants to be the best he can be. When you have that attitude, eventually the rewards come and at the moment he is getting the rewards, but I still think there is more to come. I think there is a lot more to come. I say that because I know even now he is looking to improve, looking to get better and that is what you want to see in young players."

United

Ange was asked three questions on the challenge of facing United at Old Trafford - here they are...

All eyes on Sunday and it feels like the opposing manager is under a bit of pressure, how do you work that into your game plan?

Ange: "I don't mate. There’s always some manager under pressure. I think it’s must be one of those spinning boards with all our faces on it and whatever it lands on he cops it for a week or two. I think Erik in a real tough job has done really well. He keeps mentioning he's won two trophies and he has. I don't think that's insignificant. People keep telling me that’s what I have to do, but it's obviously not all you have to do, because even when you do that, there's more. There's always more and I think he's done a great job in a difficult job. At Old Trafford, it's tough there. You look at their record and irrespective of the managers, it's still a fairly compelling record and they’ve got some real quality players. We had a really good game there last year. It was 2-2 and a cracking game. This is one we’re going to be ready for."

FC Twente got a draw on Wednesday, United legends say Old Trafford is not as scary as it used to be, is it?

Ange: "I have never been scared by a venue, so I am not really sure... I think what makes venues unique is the atmosphere and last year when we played there I thought the atmosphere was brilliant. The supporters got behind their club, but I am not there all the time so I can't tell if that has changed. My experience there last year is it's still a great atmosphere at Old Trafford, it's a great stadium in terms of the history and tradition behind it. It's one of those games I think players, managers and everyone involved gets excited about and we certainly will be as well."

Plenty of managers in your position would talk about Man United having 24 hours extra to prepare, from your point of view has that got to be blocked out?

Ange: "It's just what we've got to deal with. Obviously, it's not ideal that we had a late finish last night, that we had to play with 10 men for a long time, in an ideal world then you would have things a lot differently, but ideal worlds don't exist. Everyone has challenges and our challenge is we will have to recover really well. We have some fresh guys as well. Porro, Romero, Bentancur, Maddison didn't even play last night. Deki half a game, Brennan half a game, so we still have some freshness there that can help us."