Man Utd and Spurs set for £100m Europa League final despite tough seasons

Undervuur ​​Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou are on track for a winner-all European League Final Showdown.

Amorim has the 3-0 semi-final first leg demolition of Manchester United Masterminded of ten-man athletic Bilbao in Spain.

And Postecoglou led his Tottenham team to a 3-1 triumph over Bodo/Glimt in the other to set up a likely full English final in Bilbao on 21 May.

United Hero Harry Maguire said: “It is a great result, three goals and a clean leaf. Everyone will expect that we will continue. We have one foot in the final, but it is still not done.

“We are ready for the return to Old Trafford next Thursday.

“We looked a bit nervous in the first 20 minutes, but we were clinical in that first half.

“We also had opportunities to get the fourth, but it is ultimately a big win.”

United Legend Rio Ferdinand added: “It is a dream scenario, an adult version. But it was pure hard work and praimalizing on errors and the red card.”

And colleague Red Devil Paul Scholes shone: “Great result. It helped the photo. We all thought it would be a really difficult game, but it was comfortable against 10 men.”

United and Spurs both have a disastrous domestic season ago, in which they queue 14th and 16th respectively in the Prem.

But the victory in the Europa -Final guarantees the winners Champions League football and a possible windfall of £ 100 million.

Casemiro led United at the front after Center half Harry Maguire changed a miracle wing to offer the cross.

Skipper Bruno Fernandes then placed United 2-0 from the spot after Ref Espen Eskås had awarded a penalty.

The Norwegian official also showed Dani Vivian a straight red card after a VAR review after Rasmus Hojlund had been pulled back in the box.

Fernandes took his second and third of United for the break to start the Red Devils to save their season.

In the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Brennan Johnson went in front after just 38 seconds.

James Maddison took No. 2, Dominic Solanke added the third of the place after an error on Cristian Romero before the Norwegians caught up with a late consolation goal via Ulrik Saltnes.

Brennan Johnson said: “We are satisfied. If anyone said we would have a pillow of two goals, we would be happy with it.

“We are disappointed to admit at the end, but in general happy.

“Getting an early goal really sets the pace.”

A final of the United Spurs would be the fifth All-English European showpiece.

Tottenham was beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in the 2019 Champions League final, while Chelsea Arsenal defeated 4-1 in the Europa League final in the same year.

United defeated Chelsea in the 2008 Champions League final and Spurs Ko'd Wolves to win the UEFA Cup from 1972.

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