Mount brace helps secure Europa League final spot for United 

Until that late flurry, it was edge-of-the-seat stuff for United, but, while it may have been unconvincing for long stretches, Amorim’s men had done enough in the first leg to justify their passage.

BRACCE: Mason Mount helped seal United's place in the Europa League final with a brace late in the game. Pic: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Uefa Europa League semi-final second leg: Manchester Utd 4 (Mount 72’, 90+1’, Casemiro 79’, Hojlund 85’) Athletic Club 1 (Jauregizar 31’) (Agg 7-1)

RUBEN Amorim’s bold gamble has Manchester United on course for their worst domestic league season in decades but, on a nervy night at Old Trafford, it has also booked his club an unexpected Europa League final date with Tottenham in two weeks.