{"id":654943,"date":"2025-05-21T07:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=654943"},"modified":"2025-05-21T07:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:33:25","slug":"manchester-united-predicted-lineup-vs-tottenham-hotspur-for-may-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/05\/21\/manchester-united-predicted-lineup-vs-tottenham-hotspur-for-may-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Predicted Lineup vs Tottenham Hotspur for May 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have the chance to partially salvage what has been a wretched season in Wednesday night&#8217;s Europa League final against fellow Premier League strugglers Tottenham. With the teams sitting 16th and 17th in the league table, the showpiece of UEFA&#8217;s second club competition provides a chance for silverware and, perhaps more importantly, Champions League qualification. Here is the Manchester United predicted lineup for the final at Athletic Bilbao&#8217;s San Mames Stadium (Kick off: 8PM BST).<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Predicted Lineup for Europa League Final Showdown vs Spurs in Bilbao<\/h2>\n<h3>How Manchester United Have Lined-up Recently<\/h3>\n<p>Ruben Amorim&#8217;s side have consistently lined up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with under-fire Andr\u00e9 Onana first-choice between the sticks.<\/p>\n<p>At centre-back, three of Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, L\u00e9ny Yoro and Noussair Mazraoui have started of late, with the manager rotating to prioritise European competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/29\/english-premier-league-sponsorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">How EPL Clubs Make Money From Sponsorship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At wing-back, Mazraoui and Amad Diallo have taken turns on the right, with Patrick Dorgu and youth prospect Harry Amass rotating on the left.<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of the park, a reborn Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, and talismanic captain <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/11\/24\/bruno-fernandes-role-under-ruben-amorim\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a> have each had minutes, with Fernandes, Amad, fit-again Mason Mount and Alejandro Garnacho rotating in the two number 10 positions. Rasmus Hojlund has been leading the line on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>The contrast in the Red Devils&#8217; form domestically and in Europe couldn&#8217;t be starker, with Amorim&#8217;s beleaguered squad having won just four times in 2025, three of those victories coming against the hapless relegated trio of Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton. Recent defeats on the list include Chelsea, West Ham, Brentford and Wolves, with the team finding solace as the only unbeaten team remaining in European competitions, dispatching the likes of Bilbao, Real Sociedad and, most dramatically, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/live\/clyqmrlg783t\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lyon<\/a> on their way to Wednesday&#8217;s final.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>Amorim received positive news on the injury front this week as Joshua Zirkzee, L\u00e9ny Yoro and Diogo Dalot all returned to first-team training, although it remains to be seen which of the trio will be fit enough to start on Wednesday. The final has come too soon for Matthijs de Ligt, with the Dutchman expected back in the coming week or two. Lisandro Martinez and Jonny Evans will be out for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>GK: Andr\u00e9 Onana<\/p>\n<p>RCB: Noussair Mazraoui<\/p>\n<p>CB: Harry Maguire<\/p>\n<p>LCB: Luke Shaw<\/p>\n<p>RWB: Amad Diallo<\/p>\n<p>LWB: Patrick Dorgu<\/p>\n<p>CM: Casemiro<\/p>\n<p>CM: Manuel Ugarte<\/p>\n<p>RAM: Bruno Fernandes<\/p>\n<p>LAM: Mason Mount<\/p>\n<p>ST: Rasmus Hojlund<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_649470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-649470\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-649470 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/imago1054890698h-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester United Predicted Lineup vs Arsenal for Jan. 11\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/imago1054890698h-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/imago1054890698h-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/imago1054890698h-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/imago1054890698h-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/imago1054890698h-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/imago1054890698h-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/imago1054890698h-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-649470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMAGO \/ Sports Press Photo<br \/>Old Trafford MANCHESTER, ENGLAND &#8211; DECEMBER 07: Man. United Head Coach Ruben Amorim and player Amad Diallo L at the end of the Premier League 2024\/25 Matchweek 15 match between Manchester United, ManU FC and Nottingham Forest FC at Old Trafford on December 07, 2024 in Manchester, England. Richard Callis \/ SPP PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxBRAxMEX Copyright: xRichardxCallisx\/xSPPx spp-en-RiCa-RC4_RIC_M.United_Nottingham_07Dec2024_EN261<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have the chance to partially salvage what has been a wretched season in Wednesday night&#8217;s Europa League final against fellow Premier League strugglers Tottenham. With the teams sitting 16th and 17th in the league table, the showpiece of UEFA&#8217;s second club competition provides a chance for silverware and, perhaps more importantly, Champions League [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5004,"featured_media":649470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,3,24],"tags":[9381],"class_list":["post-654943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-premier-league","category-tottenham","tag-manchester-united-predicted-lineup"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5004"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654943"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654956,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654943\/revisions\/654956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}