Kane starts Champions League final after overcoming ankle injury

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 31: Harry Kane looks on during the Tottenham Hotspur training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on May 31, 2019 in Madrid, Spain.
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Harry Kane is set for his first Tottenham Hotspur start in 53 days after shaking off an ankle injury.

The Spurs striker was forced off during the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal with Manchester City but will now replace Lucas Moura in the lineup for Saturday's final against Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds, meanwhile, will not feature James Milner in the starting XI. The German manager elected for a midfield trio of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, and Georginio Wijnaldum.

Tottenham XI: Lloris; Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Sissoko, Winks; Eriksen, Alli, Son; Kane

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane

Among those included on the 12-man benches are Liverpool's 20-year-old goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and attacking prospect Rhian Brewster, while Spurs right-back Kyle Walker-Peters is hoping to make his first Champions League appearance since December.

Tottenham substitutes: Gazzaniga, Vorm, Sanchez, Foyth, Davies, Aurier, Dier, Walker-Peters, Wanyama, Lucas, Lamela, Llorente

Liverpool substitutes: Mignolet, Lovren, Milner, Gomez, Sturridge, Moreno, Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Brewster, Origi, Kelleher

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