Europa League final on the horizon

Ruben Amorim is clearly managing his squad. That the most important players are not running on fumes,

Or injured, by the time the crucial season-defining Europa League final in Bilbao comes.

So while there weren’t wholesale changes here. Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte, Leny Yoro and Rasmus Hojlund all started. There was some obvious Europa League-led thinking behind the omission of Andre Onana from the matchday squad, and Harry Maguire, Casemiro, Patrick Dorgu and Alejandro Garnacho dropping to the bench.

Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo and Mason Mount have all missed big chunks of the season through injury and are in need of consistent minutes now, to build up their fitness. At least one – most probably Amad – is likely to start in Bilbao.

The worry is that Yoro’s withdrawal early in the second half was the result of an injury.

Man Utd’s consolation is that Tottenham are worse

It’s small consolation, but in this most dreadful of seasons, Manchester United are still not quite as bad as Tottenham Hotspur, the team against which they will contest the Europa League final for a place in next season’s Champions League and the associated riches.

Spurs losing against Crystal Palace is what stopped United, having leapfrogged by West Ham as a result of this game. From finishing the weekend in 17th place.

Amorim and his players will have to โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที hope that league position and not this season’s head to head record, which has seen Spurs win all three meetings so far, will count for more in Bilbao.