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BILBAO, Spain — Tottenham Hotspur ended their 17-year wait for a trophy on Wednesday as Brennan Johnson's 42nd-minute goal was enough to beat Manchester United 1-0 and win the Europa League.

Both clubs went into the game under massive pressure after hugely disappointing Premier League campaigns left United in 16th place and Spurs below them in 17th, but Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou kept his promise of always winning something in his second season.

Postecoglou was facing an uphill battle to save his job but he has now delivered Spurs' first trophy since 2008 and their first European honour since 1984. They also secured a spot in the Champions League and an estimated £100 million in revenue at the expense of United, who face a season in the wilderness with no European football for the first time since 2014-15.

In a scrappy game short on quality here at Estadio de San Mames, Johnson's bundled effort from Pape Matar Sarr's cross separated the teams and sparked jubilant celebrations among the Tottenham contingent among the 49,224 crowd.

«This season hasn't been good at all, but I swear, not one of us players care about that,» Johnson said after the match. «This is what it's all about, this club hasn't won a trophy for 17 years. It means so much. All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy. I'm so happy.

»Ever since I came here it's been, 'they're a good team, but can never get it done.' We got it done today."

Spurs opted to leave captain Son Heung-Min on the bench while Ruben Amorim started Mason Mount ahead of Alejandro Garnacho.

A jubilant Postecoglou was surrounded at the final whistle by his staff.

On a night of high stakes, both goalkeepers contributed to a nervous start. Noussair Mazraoui was