Tottenham Hotspur have already beaten Manchester United three times this season ahead of their Europa League final this week.
One of Tottenham’s wins came whilst Erik ten Hag was still in charge, a 3-0 win for Spurs at Old Trafford.
And since that win last September, Tottenham have also beaten Man United twice whilst Ruben Amorim has been in charge.
Ange Postecoglou has a torrid record at Spurs domestically this season, but he has still been able to get the better of United, regardless of who’s been in charge.
Although, Wednesday evening’s game in Bilbao promises to be a truly unique occasion — a match that will reward Champions League football to one of the Premier League’s struggling sides.
Ruben Amorim shares his honest Tottenham verdict
That being said Amorim has now shared his honest thoughts on Tottenham ahead of Wednesday’s final when speaking in an in-house interview at Old Trafford.
Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker have predicted the Europa League winner recently, a match that really could go either way.
Both managers will be calling on their squads to deliver a 90 minute performance which could decide the direction of their respective clubs over the next two or three years.
And whilst neither Amorim or Postecoglou will want to put too much pressure on their players, they will be aware of the huge consequences attached to Bilbao’s final.
That being said, Amorim is expecting to face an intense Spurs side, even if they do often ship a lot of goals.
Asked about Spurs, Amorim replied: “I think they are a team that have a lot of intensity, they have a really strong identity, they will play in the same way and you can see it.
“They score a lot of goals, they suffer also because they want to score every time. We know Spurs, they know our team, we also have a strong identity so it’s going to be a good game.”
Ange Postecoglou’s future is in the balance
Whilst both Amorim and Postecoglou are under pressure, it’s only thought that the latter’s job could be at risk upon defeat in Spain.
Daniel Levy is considering Postecoglou’s future at Tottenham and defeat on Wednesday seems likely to lead to change.
Fabio Paratici will return to Tottenham this summer and the club are already thought to be looking at several candidates to replace Postecoglou.
Of course, should Spurs lift the Europa League trophy on Wednesday then sacking Postecoglou might appear slightly absurd.
Tottenham have been desperate to win a trophy for so many years now and it would be a bold move for Levy to sack a manager who had just done exactly that.
