Man united europa league final verdict given after bizarre tottenham goal

MANCHESTER UNITED HEAD INTO THE HALF-TIME BREAK 1-0 DOWN AGAINST TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL 21:17, 21 May 2025 Former Rangers striker Ally McCoist has pointed the finger

towards Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Andre Onana after Tottenham Hotspur got a strange opening goal against Manchester United in the Europa League final. United and Spurs were evenly matched

for most of the first half in Bilbao with chances kept to a minimum for both sides. However, with just three minutes remaining in the first 45, Ange Postecoglou's side hit the front. A

cross from the left seemed to evade Maguire and find Johnson in the middle, who beat Shaw to the ball as it eventually ended up nestling in Onana's bottom corner. The goal will have

completely changed the feeling in the United dressing room at half-time and McCoist believes the trio of Reds players could be at fault for conceding. "It might have been a little bit

scrappy," the TNT Sports pundit said immediately after the goal. "There is the delivery, he (Brennan Johnson) gets in behind and I think Maguire thinks the goalkeeper is coming but

he doesn't. "He doesn't think anyone is behind him but unfortunately for him he is wrong. Well it is scrappy isn't it, I think Shaw might even play it off him. "It

comes off Shaw there, does Johnson get a touch? Doesn't really matter does it?" In the studio at the break, Rio Ferdinand also suggested that Patrick Dorgu could have done better

for the opener. He felt the full-back did not do enough to inform Shaw that Johnson was breaking through to get on the delivery. Either way, the final is now in Spurs' hands and United

will need a big performance to get back in this. A reminder that the winner of tonight's final will qualify for next season's Champions League. _Here at The Manchester Evening

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