Vicario and Udogie injury boost for Tottenham against Man Utd | OneFootball

Guglielmo Vicario is expected to return to action for Tottenham against Manchester United as Ange Postecoglou says the Italy international ‘has trained well and is good to go’ but there’s good news for Destiny Udogie as well.

Tottenham host Manchester United in a Premier League match on Sunday and expect to see their first-choice keeper Vicario return to action after several months.

The Italian goalkeeper underwent ankle surgery at the end of November after sustaining an injury in a memorable away victory at Manchester City.

“Vicario has trained really well and is good to go,” Postecoglou said at a press conference on Friday, as quoted by Football London.

“Madders is good to go. Then we have had Destiny [Udogie], Wilson and Brennan also training with the group. They are in a good space as well, so it’s been a good training week.

“It is not just that Vic is an outstanding goalkeeper, but in training, he is such a presence among the boys,” continued the Tottenham boss.

Vicario and Udogie injury boost for Tottenham against Man Utd

Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford and Destiny Udogie of Tottenham Hotspur in action during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford in London, Britain, 21 September 2024. EPA-EFE/VINCE MIGNOTT

“He gets everyone going and it has been tough without him because we’ve used three other goalkeepers. They’ve all contributed, but none of them have let us down. It’s just that Vic is experienced and has a strong personality.

“He’s still the number one. I mean he got injured when we beat Man City and we were fifth in the table, so he wasn’t dropped, he was injured, so he’s back now and certainly we’re happy to have him back.”

Vicario played 15 times for Tottenham Hotspur in the 2024-25 campaign, totalling 1,350 minutes on the field. He has kept four clean sheets and conceded 15 goals. He made his Italy debut in March 2024 and has four appearances with the Azzurri.

Vicario’s compatriot Udogie still hasn’t played for Tottenham in 2025, but Postecoglou said the ex-Udinese defender could go on the bench against Manchester United.

“We look at our schedule for next week when we have no game and can train. Then the following week we have got a midweeker so what I really want is when we get to that midweeker that Destiny, Brennan, Wilson and Timo, at a stretch, call get some game time so when we need to rotate from Ipswich into City that these guys have played significant minutes.”