
Manchester United Crush Athletic, Set Up All-English Europa League Final
Manchester United are, improbably, 90 minutes away from qualifying for next season's Champions League after a 7-1 aggregate win over Athletic Bilbao to set up a Europa League final against Tottenham. Ruben Amorim's men, who have endured a terrible Premier League campaign, came into Thursday's second leg at Old Trafford with a comfortable 3-0 cushion. But the 4-1 scoreline gives a misleading impression of the match as the nervy home side struggled to gain a foothold after falling behind to a superb Mikel Jauregizar strike in the first half.
A triple substitution shortly after the hour mark changed the game, with substitute Mason Mount scoring two eye-catching goals and Amad Diallo creating havoc on the right.
Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund scored the other goals as the nerves disappeared at Old Trafford, giving way to a raucous party atmosphere.