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Ruben Amorim is not at risk of being sacked by Manchester United despite the Europa League final loss to Tottenham on Wednesday.

Amorim's appointment at United has always, and continues, to be seen as a longer-term project and the club's commitment to the Portuguese head coach is not contingent on one game.

Sources say he continues to have the full support of the club.

Speaking immediately after the 1-0 loss to Spurs, Amorim had said he would leave United "the next day" for "no compensation" if the club's board and fans no longer wanted him.

"If the board and the fans feel I'm not the right guy, I will go in the next day without any conversation about compensation," said the 40-year-old.

"But I will not quit again. I am confident in my job. As you see, I will not change anything in the way I do things.

"In this moment, I am not here to defend myself. It's not my style. I have nothing to show to the fans. In this moment [I need] a little bit of faith."

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Brennan Johnson scored the winner in the Bilbao final to leave United with no chances of European football next season, sitting in 16th place in the Premier League table amid a mountain of problems on and off the pitch.

Amorim took over at United in November with the club 13th in the table. They have slipped three places with Amorim knocked out of the three cup competitions in the process.

Fernandes: Amorim has done a lot of good things

Manchester United are now facing another summer rebuild under Amorim. Captain Bruno Fernandes, speaking moments after Amorim vowed not to quit, backed the United boss to stay at Old Trafford.

"We just agreed that he's the right man," Fernandes said of his compatriot, who succeeded Erik ten Hag in November.

"He has done a lot of good things. We know that the manager is looked at by the results. Obviously we see more than that as players.

"We know for everyone it will be about him bringing back the positivity in the club, trying to bring the club back to fight for trophies, fight for the big trophies. And we all agree that he's the right man."

Asked what he would have to say to co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the club's decision-makers, the skipper said: "It's not my decision, but I do think the manager is the right one.

"I don't think that it will be a better person to come into the job and to do the job. I know it's difficult to understand that, it's difficult to see that, but I still do think that he's the right man to lead the club.

"I do think that obviously the club is in a situation where it's easier to get a different one in because the results haven't been there.

"But as my other team-mates said, and I repeat myself, I do think he's the right man."

Shaw: Amorim is 100 per cent the right man

Speaking after the final, a dejected Luke Shaw also claimed Amorim is the right man - with every single player needing to "question ourselves on if we're good enough to be here".

"We're all gutted, it's not how we saw the outcome to be honest," Shaw said. "But it's not just tonight, this whole season, it's been nowhere near good enough. I think all of us have to question ourselves on if we're good enough to be here.

"For a team like Manchester [United], for the season we've had, it's not acceptable. We know that, we all know that, I know that. It's not where Manchester [United] should be."

But asked about Amorim's credentials, Shaw said: "I can say 100 per cent right now he's the right man. Results have not been good at all. I've been here for a long time now and been through different managers.

"Ruben, for me, I talk on my behalf and I can talk on behalf of all the players, he is 100 per cent the right manager to take us back to where this club should be.

"It's going to be a very difficult process, us as players, we've let a lot of people down, including Ruben. I will say it again, we've been nowhere near good enough the whole season."

Merson: Amorim compensation claim has given Man Utd way out

Paul Merson says Amorim's comments regarding leaving Old Trafford without compensation have given Manchester United a potential route to parting ways with their head coach in future.

Merson, speaking on Sky Sports News, thinks Amorim does not want to be at United and that the club's board now have a way out if they do not see a future with the Portuguese boss.

"I don't think Amorim really wants to be there," Merson said.

"When you turn around and say, 'I'd leave tomorrow without any compensation', that tells me he wants to be put out of his misery.

"Manchester United are also in a position now where, if they don't want him, they've had a result. He said he'll walk away without any compensation so they've now got a way out. They now won't have to pay fortunes to get rid of him.

"There's so much work to be done at Manchester United. Amorim saw all this coming. He didn't want to come until the end of the season. He knew there was a lot of work to be done and there's a lot more now.

"It's worrying times for Manchester United. I don't see them finishing in the top half of the table next season. To say that about Manchester United is mind-blowing. It's mind-blowing to think that I'd be shocked if they finished in the top half of the table next season."

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Brennan Johnson's scrappy first-half goal fired Tottenham to their first trophy in 17 years with a 1-0 Europa League final win over Manchester United.

It was a game - and goal - that was befitting of a clash between the Premier League's 16th and 17th-placed teams, but it was Spurs who finally ended their silverware drought, winning their first title since 2008.

Ange Postecoglou's claim earlier in the campaign that he always wins trophies in his second season has been vindicated. Whether it is enough for him to remain as Spurs manager remains to be seen but the club will be playing in the Champions League next season.

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There was a touch of confusion around the goal. Pape Sarr sent in a good cross, with Johnson and Luke Shaw charging for it. The ball pinged between the two before coming off Shaw's arm, sending it goalwards.

The Spurs forward got the lightest of final touches at the near post, sending the sea of white shirts inside the San Mames into raptures.

Man Utd dominated the second half as they searched for an equaliser - and they had three gilt-edged chances after the hour.

Bruno Fernandes' floated free-kick met Leny Yoro's outstretched foot but a leaping Guglielmo Vicario kept him out. The Spurs goalkeeper was then saved by Micky van de Ven as the defender acrobatically cleared Rasmus Hojlund's header off the line.

Fernandes - who has bailed his team out on more than one occasion this season - fizzed a free header past the post. In seven minutes of added time, Vicario made a match-winning save to keep out Shaw's header.

Casemiro then fired into the side netting as Man Utd ran out of ideas in Bilbao. It means they will have no European football next season and their summer transfers will likely be impacted as a result.

But the night belonged to Tottenham, who lifted their first European trophy since 1984 and beat Man Utd for a fourth time this year.

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Ange: Finishing third wouldn't have changed Spurs - winning EL will

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou:

"It wasn't me boasting [about winning trophies in his second season]. It was me making a declaration. I believed it. Finishing third wasn't going to change this football club, us winning something changes this football club.

"I'm not afraid to declare that, if I fell short then I was happy to cop it. That was my ambition. I could say that. I was prepared to wear it. People kept reminding me of it but that was only because there was an opportunity to win something.

"It's how the club perceives itself. People are quick to take shots at the club who haven't defended themselves as much as it should. I understand that as people have been here a long time and haven't had anything to lean on. I'm hoping this does.

"There's no reason why they can't go into next year believing they can win again and building a team that strives to win things. If you see yourself in that way, irrespective of what the noise is, that's what the great clubs do. They expect success as they've had it. Hopefully this takes the club forward.

"I've had such a laser focus on winning this. Whatever happens, happens. We're still building this team. It's a young team, we need to add experience. My thought process has been about building a team that can be successful for five or six years.

"But I'm the manager - that decision is not in my hands. It doesn't affect me. You would have seen that in the build-up, all I care about is [the medal] - as this means this football club has won a trophy.

"I don't feel like I've completed the job. We're building. The moment I accepted the role I had one thing in my head, win something. We've done that now and I want to build on it."

Postecoglou continues second season trophy wins

In terms of clubs where he has had a second season or second full season in charge, Postecoglou won league titles with South Melbourne (1997/98) and Brisbane Roar (2010/11) in Australia, and the Japanese league with Yokohama F Marinos (2019). He also won cup competitions at each club.

At Celtic, Postecoglou won the Scottish Premiership title in both of his campaigns, doing so earlier than at other points in his career. He won the Scottish League Cup in each season too, and the 2022/23 Scottish Cup.

When managing Australia, Postecoglou won the Asian Cup in 2015, two years after he took over. He also had success as boss of Australia's U17 and U20 teams.

There are three clubs he failed to win any trophies with but he did not see out two seasons in charge of them - Panachaiki, Whittlesea Zebras and Melbourne Victory.

Amorim: If Man Utd don't want me, I will go

Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim in his press conference:

"In this moment, I am not here to defend myself. It's not my style. I have nothing to show to the fans. In this moment [I need] a little bit of faith.

"I am always open. If the board and the fans feel I'm not the right guy, I will go in the next day. But I will not quit again. I am confident in my job. As you see, I will not change anything in the way I do things.

"Tonight we need to deal with the pain of losing this match. I think it was clear we were the better team but we managed not to score. The guys tried everything to win the game. In the future we will have time to assess everything.

"There are some days when I have said we were really poor. Today was not that day. We were not perfect, we need to improve, but I am always honest with you guys."

Johnson on his goal: I can't describe the feeling

Tottenham goalscorer Brennan Johnson to TNT Sport:

"I'm so happy right now. This season hasn't been good but not one of us players cares right now.

"This is what it's all about. It means so much. All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy, but to get the first one in a while today, I'm so happy.

"Ever since I came here, it's been 'Tottenham are a good team but never get it done'. We got it done.

"I knew I touched it [for the goal], and then I looked up and the ball was trickling into the goal. I can't describe the feeling.

"[The final few minutes were] horrible. I couldn't watch. I was listening to what the boys were saying, asking how long was left.

"When we defended that corner at the end, I kind of knew. The relief is nothing I can describe.

"Tottenham Hotspur finishing 17th in the Premier League isn't good enough, but we've had an unbelievable Europa run and the fans have been so good. I thought they had the edge on the United fans, to be honest. It got us through the game.

"He [Postecoglou] has done his job. If there's ever a time for a mic drop it's now, so I'll be looking forward to his interview.

"I can't thank the manager enough for how much trust he's had in us, especially in the Europa League. He had a great way of getting everyone up for it and it shows."

Shaw: We're at rock bottom now

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw to Sky Sports News:

"A lot has to change, it's clear to see. That's why I say Ruben is 100 per cent the right person. He knows what is to be done at this club, I believe he will do everything to make that change and put Manchester back at the top.

"I think the fans? I understand that right now they are going to be annoyed. And rightly so. But all I can say is thank you so much for the support.

"Everywhere we go, including where we are in the table, the results we've had this year, they've always still been there.

"I can only say firstly thank you so much for your support, and secondly we're very sorry for what they've had to go through this season. It's been nowhere near good enough and I can only apologise for that.

"We have to look at the positives and the only positive is we can only go up from here. We're at rock bottom now, we have to find a way drive ourselves back and get back to where this club deserves to be."

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What's coming up on the final day of the Premier League season?

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea and Liverpool vs Crystal Palace will be shown live on Sky Sports on Sunday.

The drama on the final day is set to come in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League, with just one point now separating fourth-in-the-table Newcastle and Nottingham Forest in seventh, with third, fourth and fifth spots still up for grabs.

Forest and Chelsea are both still in the mix and play each other on the final day, and the Sky Sports cameras will be at the City Ground as all the drama unfolds in what promises to be a rollercoaster conclusion to the top-flight campaign.

Meanwhile, there will be a party atmosphere at Anfield as Liverpool take on FA Cup winners Crystal Palace before Arne Slot's champions finally get their hands on the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2020.

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Sky Sports to show 215 live PL games from next season

From next season, Sky Sports' Premier League coverage will increase from 128 matches to at least 215 games exclusively live.

And 80 per cent of all televised Premier League games next season are on Sky Sports.

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