Tottenham vs Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur have lifted their third UEFA Cup/Europa League trophy (1972, 1984, 2025), with only Sevilla winning more (7).

In winning the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou has maintained his record of winning a trophy in his second full season with a club - he won the 1997-98 National Soccer League with South Melbourne, the 2011-12 A-League with Brisbane Roar, the 2019 J1 League with Yokohama F. Marinos and the 2022-23 Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup with Celtic.

Manchester United were victorious in their first four major European finals between 1968 and 2008 but they have since finished runners-up in four of their last five (2009 and 2011 UEFA Champions League finals, 2021 and 2025 UEFA Europa League finals).

The 2024-25 UEFA Europa League final will be the sixth all-English major European competition final, and the third of those to involve Tottenham Hotspur, after the 1971-72 UEFA Cup final (won 3-2 on aggregate v Wolves) and the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League final (lost 0-2 to Liverpool).

This will be the fourth UEFA Europa League final to be contested between two sides from the same nation, after 2011 (Porto 1-0 Sporting Braga), 2012 (Atlético Madrid 3-0 Athletic Club), and 2019 (Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal).

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United’s only previous meeting in major European competition came in the 1963-64 Cup Winners’ Cup last 16, with the Red Devils progressing 4-3 on aggregate over two legs under Matt Busby.

Tottenham Hotspur have won all three of their meetings with Manchester United in all competitions so far this season, twice in the Premier League (3-0 away, 1-0 home) and once in the League Cup (4-3 at home). The only opponent Spurs have ever won four games against in a single campaign were Manchester City in 1992-93, while the only side to beat the Red Devils four times in a single season were Everton in 1985-86.

Manchester United are winless in their last six meetings with Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions (D2 L4), losing their last three in a row. The Red Devils have never gone seven without a win against Spurs before, and have also never lost four successive matches against them.