Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester United v TOTTENHAM: Luka Modric to return to starting XI despite exit pleas
Luka Modric is likely to return to Tottenham's starting line-up for Monday night's match at Manchester United after missing the 5-0 win over Hearts with a minor groin injury.[LNB]Tom Huddlestone (ankle) could also return after starting on the bench at Tynecastle, but fellow midfielders Sandro, Wilson Palacios (both knee) Steven Pienaar (groin), and Jermaine Jenas (achilles) are all out.[LNB] Chelsea bound? Modric has been linked with a move to the Blues all summer[LNB]Peter Crouch will be tested over the weekend after missing Thursday's win with an ankle injury but Ledley King and Alan Hutton are sidelined with knee injuries and William Gallas is also out with a calf problem.[LNB]Provisional squad: Gomes, Friedel, Cudicini, Bale, Kaboul, Bassong, Dawson, Corluka, Walker, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Lennon, Van der Vaart, Modric, Kranjcar, Rose, Livermore, Townsend, Bentley, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch, Defoe. [LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE[LNB]
