{"id":137816,"date":"2025-05-28T05:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/137816\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T05:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:27:08","slug":"jose-mourinho-reacts-to-tottenham-beating-man-utd-in-europa-league-final-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/137816\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho reacts to Tottenham beating Man Utd in Europa League final | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jose-mourinho-bc4e.png\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23263009\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tJose Mourinho discussing the Europa League final (Picture: Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jose-mourinho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jose Mourinho<\/a> admits the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/europa-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa League<\/a> final will have a \u2018huge impact\u2019 on both champions <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> and runners-up <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/manchester-united-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/21\/tottenham-vs-man-utd-live-europa-league-final-latest-score-confirmed-lineups-23176884\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ange Postecoglou\u2019s Spurs beat Ruben Amorim\u2019s United 1-0<\/a> in an all-English, low-quality Europa League final last week.<\/p>\n<p>The result saw Tottenham lift a major trophy for the first time in 17 years and sent Spurs back into the Champions League despite their embarrassing form in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>For Manchester United, the defeat capped off a miserable season in which they finished just 15th in the Premier League under Amorim and his predecessor Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho, who managed both clubs and has been a mentor to Amorim, said the final would have a \u2018huge impact\u2019 on both Tottenham and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Manchester United every day\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s Football Newsletter. <\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/football-newsletter\/?ito=football-article&amp;signup-source=football-article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018The impact is obvious,\u2019 Mourinho told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tottenham play Champions League and of course for Mr Levy, the millions the Champions League gives, for him it\u2019s the best news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2215700681.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23263061\" alt=\"Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - UEFA Europa League Final 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tTottenham celebrate winning the Europa League final (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For the fans, the players and Ange, it\u2019s a title. Yes the game was not amazing but they made history for Tottenham because Tottenham didn\u2019t have a trophy for so many years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018From what I read \u2013 just what I read \u2013 the impact on United of course is huge in the sense of for how many years has United are not involved in any European competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But at the same time it looks like they are supporting Ruben, they are giving him time and conditions to go forward.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2216554990.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23263292\" alt=\"Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - UEFA Europa League Final 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tRuben Amorim following the Europa League final defeat (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I read some quotes from him saying he\u2019s happy he came and already had these six months. When I went to Porto the same thing happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I went in January and we had a difficult six months, we struggled even to qualify for UEFA Cup. And then we saw what happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was divided because on one side I love United and I have a fantastic relationship with Ruben.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But on the other side I saw Sonny [Tottenham captain Son Heung-min] crying with the cup\u2026 also for Tottenham fans it was a special feeling.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite Manchester United\u2019s dismal form this season, the club are ready to give Amorim more time to turn things around at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou has been given less assurances despite ending Tottenham\u2019s trophy drought, with the Spurs board still weighing up whether or not to sack the ex-Celtic boss.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho, 62, managed Manchester United between 2016 and 2018 and Tottenham from 2019 to 2021. 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