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The last touch by Shaw: it"s an own goal for the United defender.
A very fortunate goal, and it couldn"t be otherwise for this match with very few chances: Tottenham is ahead without having made a single shot on target in the first half.
Will the game heat up in the second half?
🤕 Hard hits, Romero and Bissouma down
We"re around the half-hour mark and the tension is starting to rise: first, Romero stays down after a new chance by Amad Diallo, due to an elbow from Højlund, then Bissouma suffers a knee hit to the thigh.
Painful tackles for the two players, who both needed a moment to get back up.
😱 Tottenham danger
At the 11th minute, the first big chance for Tottenham: a mistake by Maguire gives the ball to the Spurs, forcing Onana to intervene on Johnson"s angled shot.
Then it"s Maguire who makes a crucial block, stopping Sarr"s shot.
At the 18th minute, Manchester United"s first big chance: Amad Diallo creates a diagonal shot that, however, goes wide of the goal defended by Vicario.
Still balance between the two teams.
🎙 Postecoglou: "It"s a special night for the club"
Ange Postecoglou spoke to TNT Sports microphones: "It"s a special night for the club, it"s important, I can"t wait" .
On the technical choices: "We would need pace tonight, we"re missing some good players, very creative, but we will need to work hard both in defense and attack".
The coach did not comment on the decision to leave Son on the bench.
🎙 Amorim: "I trust the team"
Ruben Amorim spoke in front of TNT Sports cameras: "I am relaxed, I think I did my job. I trust, I liked the last two training sessions, and this makes you feel relaxed because I trust the guys" .
On Mason Mount: "I think Mason Mount now gives us a different balance, he"s very good at attacking, but also at compacting the team, he"s an extra man in midfield, so it"s very important to have possession in that area and have speed that can come off the bench" .
On tonight"s match: "The final is a different context, I think it will be important to feel the match at the start of the game" .
🤔 The strange final
It will be an all-English final, but above all a very strange final, as the teams in 16th and 17th positions in the Premier League face off.
This is the first European final in history to be contested by two teams that both finished their season below the tenth position.
Paradoxically, however, one aspect might favor Manchester United: the team has reached the final unbeaten, and is the only team left unbeaten in the three European competitions this year.
Will it be enough to redeem Ruben Amorim"s disappointing track record? According to Sky Sport, the Portuguese is the worst manager of Manchester United in the post-Ferguson era, with an average of only 1.40 points and 1.72 goals conceded per game.
✅ Official line-ups
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Bissouma, Sarr; Johnson, Solanke, Richarlison.
MANCHESTER UNITED (3-4-2-1) : Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Amad, Mount; Højlund.
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