The strange luck of MU and Tottenham in the Europa League final

MU and Tottenham have a chance to save the season.

Spurs and the "Red Devils" are ranked 17th and 16th respectively in the rankings, but have a golden opportunity to save the season with the prestigious trophy in Spain. Despite their poor form, a series of good omens from the past and present have given both teams more confidence.

Spurs have not won any trophies since the League Cup in 2008. Coach Ange Postecoglou has been criticised and called for to leave because of the "Roosters" poor performance in the domestic league.

However, history shows that the last two managers to bring trophies to Spurs, Juande Ramos and George Graham, were not considered to be very good managers. That proves that sometimes the title comes from the name least expected.

Spurs can also take inspiration from other clubs who have broken decades of trophy droughts. Newcastle shocked Liverpool in March by beating Liverpool to win the Carabao Cup, their first major trophy since 1969.

Last week, Bologna beat AC Milan to win the Italian Cup, ending a 51-year trophy drought. Even former Spurs star Harry Kane just won the Bundesliga with Bayern after years without a trophy.

Most recently, Crystal Palace shocked Man City to win the FA Cup - the first major trophy in the club's history. This season is clearly the season of new champions. Spurs can absolutely dream of a happy ending to a difficult season.

MU and Tottenham must win to get tickets to the Champions League next season.

MU is not doing much better in the domestic arena. After a series of disastrous matches at the beginning of the season, coach Erik ten Hag was fired. Ruben Amorim was brought in to replace him, but after 26 matches in the Premier League, he only brought home 6 victories.

However, loyal fans of the "Red Devils" still have reason to believe in miracles, if looking back at their most recent Europa League championship.

In 2017, United beat Ajax 2-0 in Stockholm thanks to goals from Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. At that time, the team was led by a Portuguese coach, Jose Mourinho. He replaced Dutch coach, Louis van Gaal.

That scenario is repeating itself. Ruben Amorim, a Portuguese coach, replaces Ten Hag, also a Dutch coach who won the FA Cup before being fired.

Not stopping there, Mourinho won his first European title on May 21, 2003, at the age of 40 years, 3 months and 24 days. This year's final took place on May 21, and Amorim entered the match at the age of 40, just one day younger than Mourinho.

Another good sign that MU fans need to pay attention to. Man City has gone empty-handed for the first time since the 2016/17 season, after losing to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final. The last time Man City went empty-handed was the season MU won the Europa League.

Clearly, a series of strange signs from history and the present give more motivation to both Tottenham and MU. Who will turn the "luck" into reality in Bilbao? The answer will be on the final night in the early morning of May 22 ( Hanoi time).