De ligt arrives with man united squad in bilbao ahead of europa league final

MAN UNITED'S PLAYERS HAVE ARRIVED IN BILBAO AHEAD OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL. 18:28, 20 May 2025Updated 19:14, 20 May 2025 Manchester United centre-back Matthijs de

Ligt has travelled to Bilbao ahead of Wednesday night's Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur. The defender was not included in the 26-man travelling squad that United revealed

for the final earlier today after picking up an injury earier this month. The Netherlands international, who joined United from Bayern Munich last summer, was not part of the main group that

trained at Carrington in front of the media on Tuesday morning, instead working on an individual training programme. De Ligt has missed United's last three games after being forced off

in the first half of United's 4-3 defeat to Brentford on May 4. Head coach Ruben Amorim said last week that he was in a race against time to be fit for the clash with Spurs. United

have, of course, been boosted by the returns of fellow defenders Diogo Dalot and Leny Yoro, both of whom have been included in the 26-man squad. Dalot has been absent for more than a month

and Yoro missed the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea last Friday night after being forced off in the 2-0 reverse to West Ham United a few days earlier. De Ligt arrived at the San Mames Stadium shortly

after 6pm BST, around 30 minutes before Amorim hosted his pre-match press conference. Article continues below The United boss was, as expected, to issue an update on the team news ahead of

the clash with Spurs and he confirmed that De Ligt is unavailable for selection. The belief is that he has travelled to Spain to support his teammates on Wednesday evening. De Ligt has

featured in just one of United's last four Europa League matches, missing the quarter-final triumph over Lyon and the second leg of their semi-final victory over Athletic Bilbao. His

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