Spurs edge United to win tense Europa League Final

Tottenham ended their 17-year trophy drought and sent misfiring Manchester United into a tailspin as under-fire Ange Postecoglou oversaw a 1-0 victory in Wednesday’s all-or-nothing Europa League final. Spurs edged this tense all-English final, with Brennan Johnson’s goal, thanks in no small part to a touch from Luke Shaw, Micky van de Ven goal-line clearance and Guglielmo Vicario’s stoppage-time save seeing them win a first trophy since the Carling Cup in 2008.

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Maddison guides Spurs to victory over depleted United

James Maddison scored the winner on his return from injury as Tottenham beat fellow Premier League strugglers Manchester United. Maddison, who has missed nearly four weeks with a calf injury, was the only player following in after United keeper Andre Onana parried Lucas Bergvall’s shot and completed an easy tap-in in the 13th minute. United huffed and puffed but were unable to find an equaliser as they slumped to their 12th league defeat.

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