Manchester United Crush Athletic Club 4-1, Set Up All-English Europa League Final vs Tottenham

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.

"I think if you look at both games, it was so much tougher than if you look just to the result," said Amorim.

"We have so many weaknesses and you can understand that in the game, but we are fighting and we managed to pass. I think we deserve, if you look at the two games, to be in the final."

In the final, United will face Tottenham, who beat Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt 5-1 on aggregate.

Amorim, who replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag in November, admitted the showpiece in Bilbao later this month would be his biggest match so far at the club.

"The money (in the Champions League) is not the most important, even the title," he said.

"To win a title as a coach is that feeling. It's that feeling that we can do good things, the feeling to give something to our fans, especially in this kind of season."

Premier League slump

United are heading for their worst finish in the English