MANY thought Ange Postecoglou was undefeated against Manchester United going into the Europa League final.
But a forgotten game has since come to light hours before his in the Hell Clasico in Bilbao.
Indeed, since joining Tottenham in the summer of 2023, Ange has remained unbeaten against Man Utd.
In fact, the Aussie has overseen FOUR wins in five matches, with the other being a 2-2 draw at in January 2024.
And much of the pre-match final talk has centred around the fact that Ange has three straight wins over them this season alone.
But it turns out the Spurs manager, 59, has previously suffered defeat to the football powerhouse that is Man Utd.
A then 34-year-old lost 2-0 to Sir ‘s outfit just over 25 years ago, in his first managerial job.
His semi-final professional side South lost at the Maracana at the Fifa Club World Championship in 2000.
This was a Red Devils side that had just won a famous treble and notably withdrew from the to compete at the tournament instead.
A brace from Quinton Fortune after just 20 minutes decided the match. But this time, Ange isn’t necessarily the underdog.
Postecoglou will be hoping to turn the tables as he looks to face off against ‘s sorry outfit on Wednesday.
Both teams have endured their worst Premier League seasons in recent memory, suffering 39 league defeats between them.
opened up about his first run-in with United before Spurs travelled to little-out Tamworth in the FA Cup this season.
He said: “We ended up playing Man United and we were a semi-pro team, playing against the great Manchester United.
“Qualifying for that tournament probably destroyed our domestic season because from the moment we qualified our players just didn’t want to risk getting injured and were just not interested in our league season.
“We had a disaster that season, they just didn’t want to miss out on playing.
“Some of my players, who were semi-pro but good footballers, probably played the games of their lives that day.”;;
But the former Rangers manager fumed on Tuesday and
He will have the chance to win Spurs’ first trophy in 17 years on Wednesday night.
– EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL LIVE
