Latest Manchester United news as Tottenham Hotspur suffer a major injury blow ahead of a potential meeting with United in the Europa League final
Manchester United's potential opponents in the Europa League final have been handed a major injury blow.
United have a major advantage in their Europa League semi-final against Athletic Club, as they hold a 3-0 lead going into the second leg at Old Trafford on Thursday night.
Ruben Amorim's side will go into the game on the back of a 4-3 defeat to Brentford in the Premier League, with Europe now the main focus for United in the final weeks of the season.
If United get past Bilbao in their semi-final tie, they would face either Tottenham Hotspur or Bodo/Glimt in the final in Spain later this month.
Spurs have a 3-1 lead going into their second leg against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday and are also the favourites to progress to this month's final, which will be held at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao.
However, news emerged on Sunday that Tottenham have been handed a major injury blow ahead of their semi-final clash. James Maddison missed Spurs' 1-1 draw with West Ham in the Premier League with a suspected knee injury, and now a fresh update has emerged about the midfielder's fitness.
Alex Crook of talkSPORT has reported that Maddison is expected to miss the rest of the season with the injury which kept him out of the stalemate at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The report states that the England international has suffered a "significant" injury and is not expected to return this campaign, which if true would force him to miss a potential meeting against United in the Europa League final.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou was asked about Maddison's fitness after Tottenham's draw with West Ham.
"No, it doesn't look great, but we're just waiting for further information," Postecoglou told reporters on Sunday.
"We'll just wait and see. Hopefully we'll probably get some clarity tomorrow [Monday]. It's fair to say it doesn't look promising but I'll just wait and see."