UEFA Europa Finals Preview: Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspurs

A stage is set later today for the finals of the UEFA Europa League. Manchester United will be locking horns with their Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao, Spain. This article is a preview of the fixture.

Team News

Starting with Manchester United, striker Joshua Zirkzee has returned back to team training after suffering a hamstring injury and is likely to start from the bench in today’s game. Also, Manchester United’s defender Mathijs de Ligt is set to miss this clash, as the 25-year-old center back is suffering a hamstring injury.

Tottenham going into this game will be without the services of some key players. Youngster Lucas Bergvall, 19, will miss this game as the young midfielder is having an ankle injury. Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison are all set to miss the game, as both players are suffering knee injuries.

Team Form & H2H

Both teams have had a poor campaign in the English Premier League this season. Manchester United, after 37 games played in the league, have recorded a total of 39 points and are positioned in 16th place on the league log. Manchester United have only secured 2 wins in their last five games and lost the three.

Tottenham, on the other hand, has managed to secure 38 points after 37 games played in the English Premier League and is positioned 17th. Tottenham has also won two of their last five games, lost two, and drawn one.

In the last five games played between Tottenham and Manchester United, Tottenham has picked up 4 wins out of the last five games played between both clubs and one draw.

Broadcast Schedule

The Europa League final game will be telecasted on the Super Sports Football channel, which is available only to DStv and GOtv users.

Predictions

With both clubs not performing well this season in the English Premier League, a win for Manchester United can be said to be the possible outcome of the game as they are still unbeaten in the UEFA Europa tournament this season.