Redknapp vows to attack Milan

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp says the loss of Gareth Bale to injury is a big blow, but has vowed not to change his attacking philosophy when Spurs take on AC Milan.

The flying Welshman has failed to recover from a back injury which he apparently picked up from his car, and has missed Spurs last four games in all competitions.

Spurs haven't missed the 21-year old too much despite crashing out of the FA Cup at Fulham. They've won the last three league matches in a row which Bale has missed, and go to the San Siro for the second time this season.

One thing the team will want to avoid is a repeat of their start against AC's rivals Inter in October, where the team were 4-0 and a man down after 35 minutes before Bale grabbed the headlines with a stunning second half hat-trick that almost brought Spurs back to draw.

Rafael Van Der Vaart is fit again, whilst Luka Modric is a doubt having had his appendix removed a fortnight ago.