Tottenham Hotspur's new striker Dominic Solanke is back in training and should be available for the north London Premier League derby against Arsenal, manager Ange Postecoglou has reported.

Solanke signed from Bournemouth in a deal worth up to Stg 65 million ($A127 million) but after making his debut against Leicester he missed the next two games with an ankle injury.

But Postecoglou is delighted to have both Solanke and Micky van de Ven available again after the defender also missed the defeat at Newcastle before the international break.

"Micky is all good, he's trained fully over the international break and Dom is back with the first team, training today, so if they get through training tomorrow alright, I guess they'll be available," Postecoglou told reporters on Friday.

The Australian's side have had a mixed start to the season, picking up four points out of the nine available with a failure to convert enough of their 48 goal attempts in those games costing them.

"Results come sooner rather than later. We've got to stay consistent in our approach. We dominated all three games," Postecoglou, who is looking for his first win in the north London derby, said.

"Results haven't come but if we maintain that over 38 games we'll be in a good position.'

Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur will likely start for Tottenham on Sunday despite facing Football Association charges for comments he made about teammate Son Heung-min during an interview in his home country.

"(The charge) was not unexpected from our perspective, we kind of knew that it would be something that gets looked at," Postecoglou said.

"We need to let the process sort of play out now and Rodrigo is well aware of the ramifications."

Bentancur apologised to South Korean Son for what he said was a "very bad joke" after saying during a TV interview that "they all look the same".

"Rodri has already apologised for what he said, and Sonny has accepted that and accepted that one of his teammates and a person he is close to has made a mistake.

"For me, it's not just about punishment. It's about an opportunity to understand and to learn."

New Arsenal signing Raheem Sterling's hunger and determination to prove people wrong could be a huge benefit to the Gunners, believes Arteta.

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"He looks great. First of all because he has a big smile on his face, a lot of energy. He's at it and he wants to prove a point," Arteta said.

"When someone has got that in his belly you sense it straight away.

"What I see is hunger. He is a player who wants to play every minute of every game. When that is not the case he's not happy. He loves football; it's something he likes doing every single day and I see that," the Spaniard said.