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Happy UEFA Europa League final day! Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are just hours away from kickoff in Bilbao, where they will play for a chance to find a true silver lining in a miserable season.
Joshua Zirkzee, who had also been ruled out through the end of the campaign after injuring his hamstring, was a surprise appearance in team training at Carrington on Tuesday. Given the extended absence, the Dutch forward might be more likely to start on the bench in Spain, with Rasmus Hojlund in line to start.
Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim and Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou don’t think their jobs are at stake in Wednesday’s Europa League final.
The Spurs captain declared himself fully fit on the eve of the San Mames showpiece after a recent return from a foot issue and expressed his desire to right the wrongs from the club’s Champions League final heartbreak in 2019.
Man Utd last won the Europa League in 2017 when José Mourinho guided the Red Devils to a 2–0 victory over Peter Bosz's Ajax.
The last time Tottenham Hotspur won a European trophy it proved to be manager Keith Burkinshaw's last game in charge and as the club arrive in Bilbao for Wednesday's Europa League final against Manchester United,
Manchester United and Tottenham will slug it out in the Europa League final on Wednesday in Bilbao, with both sides desperately seeking salvation from dismal Premier League campaigns through silverware and a golden ticket into next season's Champions League.