This will be Manchester United's ninth major European Cup final. Only Liverpool (5) have reached more European Cup finals among English clubs.
However, Man United have failed to win 3 of their last 4 finals. These were defeats to Barcelona in the Champions League (2008 2009 and 2010-2011) and Villarreal in the Europa League 2020-2021. The only time they won during that time was against Ajax in the 2016-17 Europa League.
The "Red Devils" also have a terrible head-to-head record against Tottenham in recent times. Spurs have won all three of their meetings with Man United in all competitions this season. That includes two in the Premier League (3-0 away, 1-0 at home) and one in the Carabao Cup (4-3 at home).
The only opponent the "Roosters" have won 4 matches in a season is Manchester City in the 1992-1993 campaign. Meanwhile, the only team to have beaten the "Red Devils" four times in a season was Everton (1985-86).
Man United have also failed to win in their last six meetings with Tottenham in all competitions (2 draws, 4 losses). They have never gone 7 matches without a win against Tottenham in the past.
However, a positive sign for Man United may be that the two teams have only met once before in the European Cup. That was in the round of 16 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the 1963-1964 season. Man United won 4-3 after two games under Matt Busby.
If we consider the entire history, the two teams have met a total of 204 times in all competitions. M.U is the team with an overwhelming record of 96 wins, while Tottenham have only had the joy 57 times. The remaining 51 matches ended in a draw.
Since the Europa League was renamed in 2009, this will be the fourth final between the two sides of the same country, following 2011 ( porto 1-0 Braga), 2012 (Atletico Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao) and 2019 (Ch Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal).
It has been more than 17 years since Spurs last won the title. Meanwhile, their last European title came in the UEFA Cup in the 1983-1984 season, more than 40 years ago.
Meanwhile, Man United hope to repeat their victory in the Europa League in 2017. At that time, they defeated Ajax with the participation of current squad members Andre Onana and Matthijs de Ligt to win the championship.
The match between Tottenham and Man United takes place at 2:00 am on May 22 (Vietnam time).
