Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers have all qualified for the Last 16 of the new-look Europa League after winning their final league matches on Thursday night
It's a little more complicated for out-of-form Tottenham, who only have one point more than the ... Ruben Amorim doesn't have the privilege of playing a weaker team in Bucharest this evening, with it still possible for Man Utd to drop out of the top ...
The Europa League's inaugural league phase has ended with Lazio topping the table and Manchester United and Tottenham finishing in the top eight
Manchester United and Tottenham can now cast their minds forward to the Europa League last 16 after breezing through to the knockout rounds.
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off their Premier League woes as they clinched last 16 berths in the Europa League with victories at Romania's FCSB and against Swewden's Elfsborg, respectively,
Manchester United are through to the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League, following a 2-0 win away to FCSB on the eighth and final matchday of the competition's league phase. Two goals in the space of eight second-half minutes were enough to earn the victory,
THE final league phase matches of the Europa League are taking place RIGHT NOW. Manchester United travel to FCSB knowing a win will guarantee them a place in the top eight of the table and
Manchester United, unbeaten in eight games in the tournament, finished in third place and Tottenham came fourth, ensuring the Premier League clubs both avoided the Europa League play-off round.
Manchester United and Tottenham put their inconsistent domestic campaigns aside and advanced to the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday. Diogo Dalot tapped in a precise cross by Kobbie Mainoo on the hour mark and Mainoo netted eight minutes later for a 2-0 victory over Romanian champion FCSB in Bucharest.
Spurs waited until the 70th minute for substitute Dane Scarlett to break the deadlock before adding two more through substitute Damola Ajayi and 17-year-old Mikey Moore
Spurs must rely on inexperienced teenagers Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Mikey Moore and – in the likely absence of injured Richarlison and Dominic Solanke – Will Lankshear against Elfsborg and although each of them appear to have the brightest of futures, the weight of responsibility under such intense scrutiny is a huge burden to bear.