Tottenham vs Man Utd Preview: Team News & Prediction

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It is an all-English UEFA Europa League final taking place at San Mames in Bilbao in the Basque Country in Spain as 16th in the Premier League Manchester United take on 17th in the Premier League Tottenham Hotspur.

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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – CBS Sports

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Tottenham Preview: Ending the trophy drought

Tottenham Hotspur haven’t won a trophy since winning the League Cup in 2008, defeating Chelsea after extra-time. Spurs could well end that drought after one of their worst domestic seasons whereby they have suffered 21 defeats in 37 Premier League matches.

Ange Postecoglou said he always wins things in his second season and with the former Celtic manager expected to depart at the end of this season, regardless of what happens in Bilbao, he could well still achieve that despite their humiliation in the league.

Man Utd Preview: Salvaging something this season, again

Much like Tottenham, Manchester United have often, if not throughout the campaign, veered into putting in fairly timid and pathetic performances with the Red Devils winning just ten games in 37 Premier League games – and yet they could still win silverware.

Ruben Amorim has been as critical as United as any supporter, pundit or neutral as they come into this one on the back of an eight-match winless run of form in the Premier League. Like last season, though, it could be a miserable season that ends up with a trophy in the cabinet.

Tottenham Team News: Attacking midfield injuries

Tottenham have an array of attacking midfield injuries ahead of the visit of United to north London this weekend with Lucas Bergvall sidelined alongside both James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski. That will mean a reshuffle is required for Postecoglou’s side in attack.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Bissouma, Sarr; Johnson, Solanke, Tel

Unavailable: Dragusin (Injured), Bergvall (Injured), Maddison (Injured), Kulusevski (Injured), Scarlett (Injured), Werner (Injured)

Questionable:

Man Utd Team News: Mount may get the nod

Mason Mount produced a couple of excellent moments in the second-leg of their semi-final against Athletic Club a couple of weeks ago and the former Chelsea man, who provided the assist for Kai Havertz as the Blues won the 2021 UEFA Champions League, may get the nod.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Onana; Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu; Fernandes, Mount; Hojlund

Unavailable: Martinez (Injured), De Ligt (Injured), Yoro (Injured), Dalot (Injured), Zirkzee (Injured)

Questionable: Evans (Fitness)

Key Stats

This is the sixth major UEFA competition final between two English teams. No other nation has had as many. Spain and Italy have had five finals. *This is ECCC/UCL, UCUP/UEL, ECWC and UECL
Both 2024/25 finalists have faced an opponent from England in a UEFA final previously. Tottenham did so in the 1971/72 UEFA Cup (W vs Wolves) and 2018/19 UEFA Champions League (L vs Liverpool). Man United did so in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League (W on pens vs Chelsea).
1971/72 UEFA Cup: Tottenham defeated Wolves 3-2 on aggregate in a two-legged final (2-1 a, 1-1 h)
2007/08: UEFA Champions League: Man United defeated Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw
2018/19: UEFA Europa League: Chelsea defeated Arsenal 4-1
2018/19: UEFA Champions League: Liverpool defeated Tottenham 2-0
2020/21: UEFA Champions League: Chelsea defeated Man City 1-0
Previous UEFA club competition meetings between Tottenham and Man United
1963/64 Cup Winners’ Cup second round:
Tottenham 2-0 Man United (first leg)
Man United 4-1 Tottenham (second leg)
Man United won 4-3 on aggregate
English winners of the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
England will be guaranteed a 10th UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League title moving them level with Italy. Only Spain (14) have more.
The last English team to win the UEFA Europa League was Chelsea in an all-English final against Arsenal in the 2018/19 season (4-1 in Baku).
Five different English clubs have won the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: Liverpool (3), Tottenham (2), Chelsea (2), Ipswich (1) and Man United (1). Spain, Italy and Germany have also had five different winners.
Tottenham Hotspur facts
Tottenham were the inaugural winners of the UEFA Cup in 1971/72 when they defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 on aggregate in an all-English final. They added a second title in 1983/84 with a victory against Anderlecht in a penalty shoot-out.
Tottenham are aiming to win for the first time in the UEFA Europa League era. A third UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League title would see them move level with Atlético, Inter, Juventus and Liverpool behind Sevilla who have won seven titles.
Tottenham were the first English club to win a UEFA competition when they defeated Atlético 5-1 in the 1962/63 Cup Winners' Cup final.
Overall, this is Tottenham’s sixth European final; apart from their Cup Winners’ Cup and two UEFA Cup triumphs, they were defeated in the 1973/74 UEFA Cup final and the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League final.
Tottenham are the 22nd different club to reach the final in the UEFA Europa League era (2009/10 onwards).
This is Tottenham’s first UEFA club competition match in Bilbao and perhaps surprisingly, only their eighth UEFA fixture in Spain. Their most recent being the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League final against Liverpool (L 0-2, Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid)
Tottenham are aiming to win a UEFA competition match in Spain for the first time – their record is P7 W0 D3 L4.
Tottenham have lost only two of their 14 UEFA Europa League matches this season (W9 D3 L2).
Tottenham have scored more goals than any other team in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League history with a total of 342. Sporting CP are second with 321.
Tottenham’s second leg victory against Bodø/Glimt was their 97th win in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League history equalling the competition record held by Roma. A win in the final would see Tottenham hold the record outright.
Manchester United facts
Man. United are in their third UEFA Europa League final. Following their appearances in 2016/17 (W 2-0 vs Ajax) and 2020/21 (L 10-11 on pens vs Villarreal).
Man. United are aiming to be the fourth English team to win multiple UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League titles after Liverpool (3), Tottenham (2) and Chelsea (2).
Man. United have won six major UEFA European club competition titles; 3x European Cup/UEFA Champions League, 1x UEFA Europa League, 1x UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1x UEFA Super Cup.
Man. United have already won a match in Bilbao in this season’s UEFA Europa League – their 3-0 victory against Athletic Club in the first leg of the semi-finals. That is their only previous UEFA match at the new San Mamés stadium. They played twice at the old stadium, losing both times against Athletic Club (L 3-5, 1956/57 European Cup, quarter-final first leg and L 1-2, 2011/12 UEFA Europa League, round of 16 second leg).
Man. United have played a UEFA club competition final in Spain previously. That was their famous 2-1 victory against Bayern in the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League final in Barcelona.
Man. United have lost only one of their previous nine UEFA competition matches in Spain (W5 D3).
This is Man United’s first UEFA competition match against an English team since they faced Liverpool in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League round of 16 (L 1-3 agg, 0-2 a, 1-1 h).
Man. United were successful in their only previous UEFA competition final against an English team. W 6-5 on penalties vs Chelsea in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final.
Man. United’s remarkable 5-4 extra-time victory against Lyon in the second leg of the 2024/25 quarter-finals is the highest-scoring match in the UEFA Europa League era (group stage/league phase to final).
Man. United have won 15 of their last 16 UEFA Europa League two-legged ties.
Ruben Amorim is aiming to be the first Portuguese coach to win the UEFA Europa League since José Mourinho won the competition with Man. United in 2016/17.
Man. United are unbeaten in their 14 UEFA Europa League matches this season (W9 D5). They could become the fourth team in the UEFA Europa League era to win the competition without losing a match, after Chelsea (2018/19), Villarreal (2020/21) and Eintracht Frankfurt (2021/22).
Man. United are the only team to reach one of the three major men’s UEFA competition finals this season without losing a match.
Man. United are the top scorers in the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League with 35 goals. The most scored in a season by an English club in the Europa League era is 36 (Chelsea – 2018/19). The record by any club in a season in the Europa League era is 37 (Porto – 2010/11).
Only one of Man. United’s last 65 UEFA club competition matches finished without a goal being scored.
Venue: San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, Spain
Hosted the 2023/24 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between Barcelona and Lyon (Barcelona won 2-0). The attendance of 50,827 is the highest in a UEFA Women’s Champions final
The old San Mamés stadium in Bilbao hosted three group stage matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup
The old San Mamés stadium in Bilbao hosted the second leg of the 1977 UEFA Cup final, Athletic defeated Juventus 2-1 but lost the overall tie on away goals
This is the second final in the UEFA Europa League era to be hosted in Spain, after the 2021/22 final when Frankfurt defeated Rangers on penalties in Sevilla
San Mamés hosted the two major European Rugby Union finals in 2018 – the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup. The stadium and city of Bilbao has once again been selected to host the same two major finals in 2026.

Tottenham vs Man Utd Prediction

If any of the bottom three had shown a bit more competitiveness this season then one of these sides, if not both, could have been realistically involved in the relegation battle. However, instead, one of these teams will go into the seeded pot of next season’s UEFA Champions League league phase. Tottenham have beaten United three times this season and there is a clearer tactical identity within the Spurs side, albeit often seemingly quite a naïve identity. That said, they have been mature against Eintracht Frankfurt and Bodo/Glimt in the knockouts of the UEFA Europa League and will have to be more pragmatic without the likes of Kulusevski, Bergvall and Maddison. With that in mind, a fourth Tottenham win over United would seem a good bet.

Tottenham vs Man Utd Tip: Tottenham to win