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      Tottenham stars’ bonus for winning Europa League revealed with players set for mammoth payday

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      TOTTENHAM stars are set for a big payday after their Europa League triumph.Brennan Johnson created history by scoring the only goal in Bilbao to beat Manchester United.The Tottenham squad are set for a big paydayCredit: Shutterstock EditorialAnge Postecoglou will pick up a £2million bonusCredit: GettyAnd in doing so he pocketed some extra cash for himself and his team-mates.The Spurs squad have earned a big bonus for winning the Europa League.Boss Ange Postecoglou will receive £2million for his role in the famous win, report the BBC.While the squad will be given £3m to be divided between each player.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLSome stars will also earned a pay rise if they have a Champions League qualification clause in their contract.Tottenham will compete in Europe’s elite competition next season for the first time since 2022/23.That means there could be an extra £100m in the coffers thanks to prize money, TV revenue and additional sponsorships.Spurs’ Europa League win saw them scoop a £10.95m cash prize from Uefa.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERSTottenham’s qualification mean there will be six English teams competing in the Champions League next season.Liverpool and Arsenal have booked their place which means Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest will fight it out for the final three spots on Sunday.Tottenham Players leave team hotel after Europa League triumph over Man United More

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      Victorious Spurs stars party until 4am shouting ‘F*** you Maguire’ after 1-0 Europa League Final win

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      TOTTENHAM stars partied until 4am after their 1-0 Europa League Final win, chanting: “F*** you Maguire.”  Spurs’ Cristian Romero had clashed with Man United’s Harry Maguire during the game and at full-time in Bilbao, Spain.  Tottenham players partied until 4am after their 1-0 Europa League Final win, chanting: ‘F*** you Maguire’Credit: AlamyFans also joined in and celebrated all night to mark the club’s first trophy in 17 yearsCredit: Shutterstock EditorialManchester United defender Harry Maguire was the target of ridicule by the Spurs playersCredit: Shutterstock EditorialJames Maddison and Lucas Bergvall led the victorious team in a raucous celebration.And the Spurs players changed the lyrics to Gala 1997 hit ‘Freed From Desire’ to taunt the England centre back. The partying started with the players wildly celebrating in the changing room.Crates of beer were delivered to the Spurs dressing room for the players to enjoy.READ MORE ON SPURS’ WINAs were bottles of champagne, several of which ended up being sprayed as captain Son Heung-min re-enacted the trophy lift.While Yves Bissouma, who was Spurs’ star man on the night, went live on social media, showing stars toasting their first trophy in 17 years with boatload of pizza too – while listening to Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’ being blasted over the speakers.Fans celebrated all night to mark the club’s first trophy in 17 years.  Rod Jones, from St Albans, Herts, said: “We did a bar crawl from the stadium to town then the airport.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS“We’re so buzzing that sleep can wait.”  The bleary-eyed team flew back to Stansted yesterday, with an open-top bus parade today.  Richarlison bangs on drum and celebrates with Tottenham fans following Spurs Europa League triumph Ange Postecoglou’s troops celebrated wildly in the dressing roomCredit: InstagramCrates of beer and pizza galore were delivered to the north Londoners’ dressing room after the matchCredit: InstagramDestiny Udogie showed off his winners’ medal on InstagramCredit: InstagramSeveral players took to social media to show off their winners’ medalsCredit: InstagramThe squad will need to recover quickly, as Spurs play Brighton in their last Premier League fixture on Sunday Around 70,000 fans of both teams travelled to Bilbao, with seven arrests.  Newspaper El Correo said: “The main objective was to try to avoid large-scale serious fighting, which the authorities consider they achieved.”  Pedro Porro celebrates the victoryCredit: GettyThe bleary-eyed team flew back to Stansted on Thursday, with an open-top bus parade taking place on FridayCredit: Getty More

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      Amad Diallo issues grovelling apology to Man Utd fans after Europa League final and vows ‘this will never happen again’

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      AMAD DIALLO issued a grovelling apology to Manchester United supporters after their Europa League final flop against Tottenham.The winger played the full 90 minutes as the toothless Red Devils lost 1-0 in Bilbao.Amad Diallo played the in Europa League final loss to TottenhamCredit: PAHe has issued an apology to Manchester United supportersCredit: PABrennan Johnson’s bundled goal was enough to condemn Man Utd to their worst season in modern history.The club will end the season trophyless, just above the relegation zone in the Premier League and without European football for next season.And Diallo, 22, has not shied away from facing up to the horrid season and took to social media to address the club’s fans.He posted a grovelling apology on X to the supporters for an “unacceptable season”.READ MORE ON MAN UTDThe winger did insist that the team will work to never let it “happen again”.He wrote: “First of all, I would like to congratulate Tottenham on their victory, and then apologise to all Manchester fans around the world.”It’s been an unacceptable season, and no one can deny that, but we always put our motivation on the pitch.”I promise you that a season like this will never happen again at this great club.Most read in Europa LeagueJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS”Thank you all for your support throughout the season; you’ve been by our side no matter what.”Fans appreciated the words from Diallo as they reacted in the comment section.Moment baffled Man Utd fan gets trapped in toilet in Bilbao and is left soaked by self-cleaning systemMan Utd ratings: Diallo best player in Europa League final but Hojlund out of his depthAMAD DIALLO’S fizzing first-half display was little consolation for Manchester United in a dismal 1-0 Europa League final loss to Tottenham.Rasmus Hojlund’s plight up front continued in one of the worst European showpieces for many years – as both sides showed why they will finish in the Premier League lower reaches.Spurs clinched it from virtually their first opportunity – on 42 minutes.Brennan Johnson bundled in Pape Sarr’s inswinging cross, with United left-back Luke Shaw also getting a touch on the way.The Red Devils dictated possession more and more after the break, with Leny Yoro stretching to test Guglielmo Vicario from a free-kick.But United’s chances only arrived regularly in the final quarter of a patchy contest.The Red Devils belatedly piled on the pressure in the seven minutes of stoppage time, but Spurs just held on.Here’s how SunSport’s Dave Courtnadge rated United on a miserable night individually and collectively for Ruben Amorim’s men…One posted: “Brave of you to put this out there.”A second wrote: “Love you Amad, you will be a superstar.”Another commented: “Head up, brother.”A fourth said: “You can hold your head up high for your performance.”While one added: “We believe in you Amad, one of our bright sparks this season.”Meanwhile, the defeat has seen the club put every player up for sale in an attempt to avoid financial ruin.However, the potential fees have plummeted due to the shocking season with £407MILLION being wiped off the players’ values. More

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      Jubilant Tottenham fans forced to miss Europa League trophy parade as they endure mad journey back to the UK

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      JUBILANT Spurs fans are set to MISS OUT on Friday’s Europa League trophy parade – because they will still be getting home from Bilbao.An estimated 30,000 Tottenham supporters travelled by land, sea and air to Spain for Wednesday’s historic win over Manchester United.An estimated 30,000 Tottenham fans travelled to Bilbao for the Europa League finalCredit: Shutterstock EditorialBut many supporters are set to miss Friday’s trophy paradeCredit: Shutterstock EditorialSpurs fans Zak (right) and Tyler (left) slept in a van overnight after being unable to find accommodationThe pals jetted in to Madrid from Florida just for the matchMany took a long drive through the Continent, while others juggled numerous flights – and some even braved a 32-hour ferry ride from Portsmouth.And while the journey out was a true test of loyalty, the way home is not much better.Flights to Bilbao were generally extortionate, with desperate fans forking out over £1,000 in some cases.Those keen to get back on Thursday – the day after the game – had to pay close to that again.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLA flight to Stansted on Thursday afternoon set two pals back £740 each, while direct flights in the morning to Gatwick were close to £900.The high costs, coupled with the fact that Bilbao has relatively few international flights, meant many fans had to divert to various locations to get home.One Tottenham season ticket holder is jetting out of Bilbao to Tenerife, where he will spend 20 hours before arriving late home to Birmingham on Friday night.Father and son Neil and Leo, from Hampshire, booked a return ferry trip from Portsmouth in August and won’t even leave the Basque city until Saturday.Most read in FootballBEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKThey will be happy to be home for Sunday’s home game against Brighton, when supporters can revel once more in Spurs’ first trophy in 17 years.Others, including Ben from Essex, didn’t even give their journey home a second thought before setting off.Tottenham fans PARTY through the night in Bilbao after Europa League triumph He joked: “I’ve decided to relocate to Spain. I’m not sure if immigration will be happy but I have no return journey booked.”His friend Paul was taking no such chances and was determined to get back for Friday morning.He said: “I’ve decided to get the bus from Bilbao to Madrid, which is about five hours.”Then catch the flight home to London, via Rome. I’m going to Italy for an hour.”Then I’ll be at Heathrow at about 11 o’clock Thursday night, and hopefully be back in time for the victory parade.”Two friends who will definitely miss the parade are Zak and Tyler, who jetted in from Florida just for the match.They had a few troubles getting to Bilbao – and did not even think about the celebrations in London afterwards.Zak, who has a British Spurs-supporting dad and an American mum, said: “We couldn’t find any accommodation in Bilbao, or any transportation into there – no flights, no trains, no buses.”So our only option was to fly to Madrid, rent a car and then drive to Bilbao, but then we couldn’t find any hotels, so we decided to rent a van.”We slept in the van in Bilbao last night, just drove it back now down to Madrid.”Read More on The SunThe pair are now heading to Budapest for some “calmer time”.Zak added: “I would have liked to go to the parade, yeah. I just didn’t think that far ahead.”Spurs fan Ben, from Essex, revealed he didn’t have a return journey bookedCredit: The SunHis mate Paul was getting a five-hour bus to Madrid before flying to Heathrow via RomeCredit: The SunTottenham ratings: Bissouma dominates Europa League final as occasion gets to UdogieBRENNAN JOHNSON was Tottenham’s hero as they finally ended their 17-year trophy drought in the Europa League final.Despite being without James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski for the clash in Bilbao, Spurs came up with a massive win against Manchester United.Johnson scored the goal as he helped bundle in from a corner in a tussle with Luke Shaw to send fans into dreamland.But Spurs also owe a huge thanks to Yves Bissouma who was totally dominant in midfield.At the other end, Destiny Udogie struggled to get up to the pace of the match as he was up against Manchester United’s Amad Diallo.Spurs had just three shots, only 27 per cent of the ball, and completed a mere 115 passes over 90 minutes.But it didn’t matter, as United never really looked like finding a leveller to take it to extra time.SunSport’s Henry Tomlinson gave his ratings for the Tottenham players… More

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      Moment baffled Man Utd fan gets trapped in toilet in Bilbao and is left soaked by self-cleaning system

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      MAN, loo, disunited – a Red Devils fan saw a Bilbao toilet turn into an escape room before he was drenched by its self-cleaning device.The soggy supporter suffered a double whammy as he matched United’s Europa League final loss to Spurs with his own undignified de-throning.Loo dun it – as the fan blamed the toilet for his drenchingCredit: TikTok/@ewan.ejPerhaps he could post his cubicle review on booking.commodeCredit: TikTok/@ewan.ejThe man went viral for his unexpected mishap as he posted a clip of his own cubicle quandary.It all stemmed from Bilbao City Council installing a host of automatic public restrooms.Once a toilet user leaves a stall, the system is activated.Pressurized water and disinfectants gush in to clean the interior.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLOr that’s the theory.On this occasion the travelling fan had his own ideas – or lack of them.He can be seen in his own video looking bemused as he’s soaked while still inside the cubicle.At one stage he couldn’t hold it in any more as he yelled out: “What the f***? What is going on?Most read in Football”Oh my God, what the f***? All I wanted was a p***.”BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKHe did attempt to avoid more showery carnage to his clothes – by trying to evade the water jets.But he ended up hopping onto a step with sodden pants as he confirmed: “My legs just got p****d off wet!”Son Heung-min hit in head by TROPHY as Tottenham celebrate Europa League victory over Man UtdUnited’s 1-0 defeat by fellow Prem flops Spurs might have distracted him from his personal misfortune when he finally made it out of Spain.But unlike the Red Devils he did win something in midweek – online fame.He even made it the smallest room with a review – as he posted his verdict: “Weirdest toilet ever.”Admittedly the fan didn’t give the toilet any stars – but he did add two emojis, albeit of the crying with laughter variety.TikTok users sympathised, with one saying: “HAHAHAHAHA the car wash… You have to leave before… although I’m also scared being from Bilbao.”Another told him what he must surely now know: “You’re supposed to get out mate, those bathrooms are programmed to get cleaned after usage.”Read More on The SunIt all took place in a cubicle – so it didn’t count as a Europa Leek Urinal.In contrast, it was in a cauldron, the San Mames, and in the Europa League final, where United went down the pan – blowing their last chance to offset a dreadful Prem season.He found the experience wet but not wonderfulCredit: TikTok/@ewan.ej More

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      Man Utd’s squad value PLUMMETS by £407million as flop signings’ shocking new price-tags revealed after horror season

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      MANCHESTER UNITED may well have put every member of their squad up for sale.But their woeful season means the club’s signings have dropped more than £400MILLION in market value.Manchester United’s entire squad is up for saleCredit: GettyBruno Fernandes is the most valuable member of the squad at £47m – tied with Kobbie Mainoo and Leny YoroCredit: GettyUnited’s painful defeat by Tottenham in the Europa League final put a dour, sour note on the end of a dreadful campaign.And as the two finalists battle to avoid finishing 17th in the Premier League on Sunday, the Red Devils will not play in Europe next term for the first time since 2014-15.Sir Jim Ratcliffe has already referenced the dire state of United’s financial situation – with the club’s share value plummeting by 60 per cent and reports they are on the brink of breaching PSR rules.Failing to qualify for the Champions League will cost the club another £100m.READ MORE ON MAN UTDNow it is understood the entire playing squad are available for transfers in the summer – including captain Bruno Fernandes.Fernandes said after defeat in Bilbao: “I’ve always said I will be here until the club says to me that it’s time to go.”In the day that the club thinks that I’m too much or it’s time to part ways, football is like this, you never know it. But I’ve always said it and I keep my word in the same way.”If the club thinks it’s time to part ways because they want to do some cashing in or whatever, it’s what it is, and football sometimes is like this.”Most read in FootballJoin SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plusin-depth coverage and exclusives from Old TraffordBut United can forget about recouping much of the massive transfer fees they splashed out on the current squad – with a total drop off of £407m in value, according to Transfermarkt’s latest figures.Academy graduates Kobbie Mainoo (£47m), Marcus Rashford (£42m) and Alejandro Garnacho (£38m) were left out of the figures as they came through the youth system, while those out of contract in the summer were excluded, too.Maguire and Romero in post-match scrap as Man Utd and Tottenham stars’ battle continues after Europa League finalMainoo is the joint-most valuable member of the team alongside Fernandes and Leny Yoro.But the whopping disparity between the transfer fees United paid for this crop of players and their current market value makes for bleak reading.The biggest drop-offs are the £72m for Harry Maguire (£85m to £13m), £68m for Antony (£85m to £17m), £60m for Casemiro (£70m to £10m) and £47m for Jadon Sancho (£73m to £26m) – two of whom were shipped out on loan when deemed surplus to requirements.Mason Mount is down £36m (£60m to £24m) while Rasmus Hojlund has fallen £34m from £72m to £38m.Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez and Andre Onana are all worth £20m less than the amount the Red Devils paid for them.Even Amad Diallo, the only bright spark in the Europa League final, has lost value from when United paid £37m for him – he is now worth £34m.Read More on The SunIncredibly, just two first-team signings in the United team now have a market value higher than their transfer fee.They are Diogo Dalot, who is up £11m from £19m to £30m, and Noussair Mazraoui, up £10m from £17m to £27m.Harry Maguire arrived for £85m in 2019 but is now worth £13mCredit: Getty – ContributorAntony’s current value is £17m – down a whopping £68mCredit: GettyOnly Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot have gone up in valueCredit: PAMan Utd ratings: Diallo best player in Europa League final but Hojlund out of his depthAMAD DIALLO’S fizzing first-half display was little consolation for Manchester United in a dismal 1-0 Europa League final loss to Tottenham.Rasmus Hojlund’s plight up front continued in one of the worst European showpieces for many years – as both sides showed why they will finish in the Premier League lower reaches.Spurs clinched it from virtually their first opportunity – on 42 minutes.Brennan Johnson bundled in Pape Sarr’s inswinging cross, with United left-back Luke Shaw also getting a touch on the way.The Red Devils dictated possession more and more after the break, with Leny Yoro stretching to test Guglielmo Vicario from a free-kick.But United’s chances only arrived regularly in the final quarter of a patchy contest.The Red Devils belatedly piled on the pressure in the seven minutes of stoppage time, but Spurs just held on.Here’s how SunSport’s Dave Courtnadge rated United on a miserable night individually and collectively for Ruben Amorim’s men… More

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      Man Utd’s end-of-season barbecue WILL go ahead despite catastrophic Europa League final defeat

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      MANCHESTER UNITED plan to go ahead with their club barbecue – despite seeing their Europa League hopes go up in smoke.It emerged earlier this month the Red Devils would not have chance to embark on an open top bus parade had they lifted the trophy in Bilbao.Ruben Amorim and his squad checked out of Bilbao the day after defeatCredit: PAMan Utd winger Alejandro Garnacho’s future could be up in the air after he played just a cameo as a sub in the 1-0 defeat to SpursCredit: PAThat’s because they are heading off on a post season trip to the Far East straight after Sunday’s final game of the season against Aston Villa.A get-together at Carrington for players, staff and their families was pencilled in instead.And when they lost by a single goal to Tottenham at the San Mames, the assumption was that the top brass would pull the plug.However the plan is to press ahead with the event on Thursday evening – despite the sombre mood around the club. READ MORE IN FOOTBALLUnited will enter their Premier League finale against high-flying Villa at Old Trafford with a dismal 14th place the highest they can finish.In fact, Ruben Amorim’s men will finish FOURTH BOTTOM if they fail to win and Spurs leap up above them with a home victory over Brighton.Whatever happens, United then face an arduous 15-hour flight to Asia for money-making games in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong on May 28 and 30.Amorim admitted his squad are distraught after their Bilbao beating.Most read in Europa LeagueAmorim reflects on United’s final agony against TottenhamCredit: PABEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKBrennan Johnson bundled home on 42 minutes to end Spurs’ 17-year silverware drought after a contest full of nerves and devoid of composure.Amorim said: “We are obviously devastated with this loss. “We lost one game in this competition, we didn’t win it in the last game. “I think if you look at the whole game, we were the better team but if you don’t score goals you don’t win matches.” Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plusin-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford More

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      Man Utd missing out on European football could be blessing in disguise and help them avoid RELEGATION next season

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      AS torrential rain lashed down on Bilbao in the early hours of this morning, the forecast for Old Trafford looked bleaker than ever.Manchester United’s bullet-ridden squad and their weather-beaten supporters made their retreat from the Basque country with a chilling prospect ahead.Man Utd suffered a 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Europa League finalCredit: AlamyRuben Amorim admitted he will leave if club officials want him toCredit: PABecause, while almost half of the Premier League will compete in Europe next season – six of them in the Champions League – United’s players will be on their sofa watching Corrie.For only the second time in 35 years, Old Trafford will not host continental competition next term – a reduced workload which might just help United avoid relegation.If that sounds like an exaggeration, then it is not a major one.United are so bad that the three clubs promoted from the Championship must regard them as potential rivals in the top-flight drop zone next term.For a second consecutive summer, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his crew will be backing a failing manager in the transfer market – hoping against hope that their decision to stick by Ruben Amorim does not backfire on them like last year’s gamble on Erik ten Hag.Whoever lost Wednesday night’s Europa League Final knew they would be heading into a pit of despair and after Tottenham’s ugly 1-0 victory, it is the Red Devils who face a hellish summer.This is a team which has managed to lose four times in one season to the worst Spurs side in half a century – failing to score in three of those meetings.It was clear from that shocking display in Bilbao, as well as their form throughout the club’s disastrous Premier League campaign, that United do not even have the foundations to build a successful team.Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plusin-depth coverage and exclusives from Old TraffordTheir £72million centre-forward, Rasmus Hojlund, barely looks like a Championship-level player, their keeper Andre Onana is a liability, they are desperately lacking in creativity going forward and are frequently undone by basic defensive errors.And Amorim, despite the sky-high reputation he had forged at Sporting Lisbon, is not even getting the best out of the rag-tag squad he does have at his disposal.Ruben Amorim offers to quit Man Utd ‘without any conversation about compensation’ if board want him goneIt is just the second time in 35 years United have failed to qualify for a European competitionCredit: GettyAlejandro Garnacho expressed his discontent after the machCredit: GettyThe Portuguese is too dogmatic in his 3-4-3 system – and needs a major summer overhaul to build a squad which suits it.But, against Spurs, he also got his team selection badly wrong.Choosing Mason Mount over the pacey Alejandro Garnacho on the left of his front three was a glaring error – and the reaction of the Argentinian winger and his brother-agent Roberto to that decision lays bare the lack of collective spirit inside Amorim’s squad.United are most certainly not united.Garnacho described their season as ‘s**t’, while Amorim was accused by the player’s brother of ‘throwing him under the bus’.The manager’s selection of Bruno Fernandes in a deep midfield role saw the captain gifting possession frequently in dangerous areas – including in the build-up to Tottenham’s goal.Fernandes is United’s one obvious elite footballer but he did not show up in Bilbao. And Amorim didn’t help matters by selecting him as part of his central midfield two, rather than further forward.The Portuguese is wanted by Saudi Pro-League bosses and he admits United may have to sell him to raise funds.Ineos chief Ratcliffe has stated that United must pay a further £89m this summer in instalments on players brought before he arrived at the club.Man Utd ratings: Diallo best player in Europa League final but Hojlund out of his depthAMAD DIALLO’S fizzing first-half display was little consolation for Manchester United in a dismal 1-0 Europa League final loss to Tottenham.Rasmus Hojlund’s plight up front continued in one of the worst European showpieces for many years – as both sides showed why they will finish in the Premier League lower reaches.Spurs clinched it from virtually their first opportunity – on 42 minutes.Brennan Johnson bundled in Pape Sarr’s inswinging cross, with United left-back Luke Shaw also getting a touch on the way.The Red Devils dictated possession more and more after the break, with Leny Yoro stretching to test Guglielmo Vicario from a free-kick.But United’s chances only arrived regularly in the final quarter of a patchy contest.The Red Devils belatedly piled on the pressure in the seven minutes of stoppage time, but Spurs just held on.Here’s how SunSport’s Dave Courtnadge rated United on a miserable night individually and collectively for Ruben Amorim’s men…Now, without any income from European competition, the transfer budget will be thinner still.A deal is in place to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolves but the hot-headed Portuguese attacking midfielder will cost £62.5million and has missed six matches through suspension since January.Ipswich striker Liam Delap is now more likely to join Chelsea than United but a striker has to be a priority given that it is becoming genuinely cringeworthy to watch Hojlund play.It all means that United may have to cash in on homegrown players such as Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo – two of the club’s most promising stars – in order to strengthen while complying with PSR regulations.For a club rightly proud of its record of promoting from the youth system, that is a galling prospect – and Garnacho’s obvious displeasure at being benched for the final makes his exit look even more likely.Chief executive Omar Berrada said, when announcing the last round of job cuts, that United’s financial projections were based on being in the Europa League, not the Champions League, for the next four years.But now they have no European football at all, club staff – already sapped of morale – will fear even worse is to come.Next season, the rest of the ‘Big Six’ will probably all be lording it in the Champions League along with Newcastle, while Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are also primed for European competition.Yet the club which dominated the English game for two decades under Sir Alex Ferguson are slipping into obscurity and irrelevance.Much more of this and the unthinkable may soon be upon us – the day when supporters of other clubs start feeling sorry for Manchester United.Sir Jim Ratcliffe looked less than impressed after the match, with United now set to miss out on £100m worth of revenueCredit: Getty More