MANCHESTER UNITED will wear their red home shirts with black shorts and black socks for tomorrow’s Europa League final.
The Red Devils have only worn the red, black, black combination once this season.
Ordinarily ‘s side would wear red shirts with white shorts and black socks.
But with having been drawn as the home team for the final, their home kit takes precedence.
In the Premier League, ‘s men wear white shirts with navy shorts and white socks.
For European games, however, Spurs wear all-white due to a 64-year-old tradition.
Rules dictate that clubs cannot wear the same colour shirts, shorts or socks.
So with Tottenham set to wear white shorts, Man Utd will switch to black.
The Red Devils have worn their red, black, black combination once this season.
That came in the with Real Sociedad in March.
Man Utd vs Spurs – Europa League final: for Bilbao clash
gave United a 57th minute lead on that occasion, with Mikel Oyarzabal levelling 13 minutes later.
Man Utd’s goalkeeper will wear green in Bilbao, while Tottenham’s will be in yellow.
Spurs’ all-white tradition dates back to 1961.
Having become the first English side of the 20th century to win the league and double, Bill Nicholson’s side entered the European Cup for the first time.
The popular story suggests that Tottenham changed to all-white in order to emulate the famous side of the time.
But in reality, Nicholson, ever the innovator, made the change for practical reasons – deciding that an all-white kit would help visibility under the dodgy floodlights of the time.
The change has served Spurs well over the years, with the Lilywhites having won two Cups and a Uefa Cup Winners’ Cup.
Man Utd vs Spurs – Europa League final: for Bilbao clash
