(l-r) Joel Glazer, Avram Glazer and Bryan Glazer, sons of new Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer and new members of the board of directors talk with club director Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford in June 2005. Photo: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images
(l-r) Joel Glazer, Avram Glazer and Bryan Glazer, sons of new Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer and new members of the board of directors talk with club director Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford in June 2005. Photo: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images
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It is rare that a final arrives with such a sense of trepidation, but that is the case as Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur fight for the Europa League trophy this week in Bilbao.
Both sides arrive in the Basque Country needing a win just as much for financial and squad-building reasons as they do for morale, and for Manchester United especially it is a stark illustration of how far the club has fallen since the days of regularly challenging for the top honours.