'My thinking' - Ruben Amorim reveals why Mason Mount started for Manchester United in Europa League final
Man Utd have named their starting line up to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final.
Manchester United have made one change to their starting line up for the Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur tonight. Leny Yoro replaces Victor Lindelof in central defence, with United otherwise unchanged from the team that lost 1-0 to Chelsea last Friday night.
It means Andre Onana keeps his place in goal, with Yoro joined by Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw in defence. Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes are the central midfield pairing and Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu are selected in the wide roles. Amad Diallo and Mason Mount play behind Rasmus Hojlund in the three forward roles.
There are no easy decisions to make in a cup final and it is tough to take for Manuel Ugarte and Alejandro Garnacho after they both played key roles in the route to the final. Amorim is only without two injured players for the clash with Spurs and explained his team selection for the match.
Why Mason Mount starts
Speaking ahead of the match, Ruben Amorim explained his decision to keep Mason Mount in the starting line up for such a big match. “I feel Mason Mount, in this moment, gives us a different balance because he's really good attacking, “ he told TNT Sports.
“But also the way he compacts the team - he is one extra midfielder and you know Tottenham put all the full-back and midfielders inside, with a lot of people overloading that space. So my thinking was that, to have possession, to have a right-foot in that position is really important and to have also speed on the bench. We have Amad the other side, we need to have legs to change the game.”
United possess plenty of experience going into the match and Amorim hopes those veteran players can lead by example against Tottenham tonight. He added: "I'm relaxed now. I did my job, if you can say that, and now it is with the players. I enjoyed the last two training [sessions]. When you have these training [sessions] you feel relaxed, and I have trust in the guys. I am really confident.
If you look at the team Casemiro is used to playing these kind of games, Bruno [Fernandes] is always there, Maguire has played in European games for his national team."