Leny Yoro believes Manchester United’s upcoming game against Tottenham is a chance for the players to prove they are better than they showed in the Europa League final.
Although Ruben Amorim oversaw a disastrous 15th-place finish in the Premier League last season, United reached the final of the Europa League and had the opportunity to win a trophy against Tottenham.
Tottenham had not won a trophy since 2008, but they edged a scrappy Europa League final to claim a 1-0 win at the San Mames Stadium. The result meant United failed to qualify for European football for only the second time since English clubs returned to UEFA competition after a five-year ban in 1990.
United will play Spurs this weekend for the first time since they were defeated in Bilbao.
Yoro said: “I think the team now is in good momentum. We drew the last game, but before this we won, I think, three games in a row. We know we can do better than last game, but we’re still in good momentum.
“We’re still confident. Like you said, this game against Tottenham will be important for us to go into the international break with three points. This is going to help us to be in the top of the league, so we need to win this game.”
When asked about seeking revenge, he responded: “Yes, everyone knows what happened in the final, so I think this game can be a good game for us to prove that maybe the final can have another result. Every game is important for us. This one is not more important than the other one, but we want to win every game.”
Yoro continued: “Yes, it was important for us, I think, for Champions League next year, so this year, but now we cannot change nothing. We have one game a week now.
“So I think it helped us a little bit to work more on the things that were not good last year. We have more time to work now, but of course everyone wants to play Champions League, so this final is important for us, so this year we need to do better.
“We are the same team, so I’m not going to say we’re a better team, but we can see on the result that there are some things we do better. Of course, we had some new players.
“And they give everything they have to help us to be better also. We’re the same team, but with a different spirit sometimes, I think, and with more work time.”
Despite winning the Europa League, Ange Postecoglou was sacked as Tottenham head coach after finishing 17th in the Premier League, and Thomas Frank was hired as his replacement.
Tottenham sit sixth in the league table and beat Copenhagen 4-0 in the Champions League in midweek.
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