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Ten minutes with Mikey Moore is not your average chat with a teenager. The Rangers playmaker exudes a maturity well beyond his 18 years.

Especially given the current climate at Ibrox right now. A summer arrival on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, Moore admitted to finding life tough in the beginning - even if some of his family are Rangers daft.

Moore has been one of their better players in attack under head coach Danny Rohl. A skilful dribbler who aims to be direct, the England youth internationalists likes to lead with his attitude on the pitch. As Rangers bid to keep their flickering Premiership title hopes alive after last weekend’s 2-1 loss at leaders Hearts, Moore will be vital to them.

"I think in the last few weeks, I felt more responsibility in myself to go and help the team going forward,” said Moore. “Sometimes there are games where we're going to be under pressure, and I've got that belief in myself that I can be that person to try and drive us on the pitch.

"I think that's what it's about. If you have one, two, three, four ... as many people on the team that have that mentality to go and be like, 'I'm going to help the team today'. I think the more we get that, the more we'll win games and the more we'll pick up points. We just all need to have that mentality of 'I'm going to help the team the most I can today'.

"I think as the weeks go on, the boys have got so much ability in the group, but a lot of it at this club is mentality. We need to have that mentality over the next few weeks to pick up as many points as possible and put ourselves in the position we were on the weekend. Just keep closing that gap.”

That gap to Hearts is currently 12 points. Moore enjoyed a stellar 2025 and was part of the Spurs squad that won the Europa League final against Manchester United. He is pining for a big moment with Rangers.

Moore’s special night on the continent

"That was a special night,” he said. “I didn't get on the pitch and I played a bit coming up to the final. I felt like I was a massive part of it, but even though I didn't play in the final, I think I got to see the mark of what that game took and what it meant to everyone.

"I think that was huge because now I have that experience and I know what it means to play in a game with that pressure. I know how all the boys were feeling on that day, the lead-up to it, seeing the fans out in Bilbao and seeing how much it meant to everyone.

"I just hope that a game like that we can recreate that this year. Even though whatever happened on the weekend, we're still in this position. I think if you look two months ago, we may be in the position we're in now. If we keep working, I want to be involved in those games again.”

Moore knows there is very little margin for error in the league now. “It’s hard to say what it’s going to take but we’ve got big games coming up in the next few,” he said. “We just need to keep picking up three points. Because every point dropped is a big one.

“Starting with Motherwell, we need three points and there’s a few big ones after that. Personally, and for the team, we just need to focus on one game at a time. It’s easy to say that but it’s the way we need to look at it.”

Moore has extra motivation to succeed at Rangers as he revealed his family’s affiliation with the club.

“I’ve got a few connections,” explained Moore. “My girlfriend’s whole family are Rangers fans. My family have always liked Rangers as a club too. I understand what it means now. I get messages off my girlfriend’s dad all the time, battering me if we lose and if we win he’s loving me. I understand what it means to be here and I’ve had that support from people in my family.

“You need that support network when you’re going through some hard times. They’ve been a massive help to me so I thank them for that. My family are Millwall fans so they have a bit of a link to Rangers. My uncle has been messaging me every week saying: ‘C’mon, batter them today’.

“I won’t read out some of the messages! Since I’ve been here, they’ve built that love again for the club. I felt it at Tottenham as well, all of a sudden they built a relationship with that club. As a family, that’s what we are. Everyone’s together. My mum is suddenly the biggest Rangers fan you’ve ever seen, with Rangers tops and all sorts. I love it here.”

The affection with Rangers inevitably leads to a question on whether Moore would contemplate a longer stay at Rangers. He signed a long-term deal with Spurs last summer but given his tender years and desire for first-team football, another season may not do him any harm whatsoever.

Moore offered another wise response. “I need to see what happens for the rest of this season,” he said. “It’s a hard one because a lot of it is down to the people back home. In the summer, I’ll go home and have talks with Tottenham and my agent, as well as my family.

“Obviously, I love playing at this club. I’m going to do everything I can to make the most of the next five months. I love playing here but we’ll see what happens, who I talk to and what they’re saying. Maybe I’ll be back, I don’t know.”

On-loan winger showing new lease of life under Danny Rohl

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A grinning Russell Martin in a plain white tee shirt, sporting director Kevin Thelwell’s hand resting supposedly reassuringly on the shoulder of the young player sitting in front of him. Mikey Moore’s signing photograph feels like it is from another age.

It is from just over 100 days ago. It could well feel like a lifetime for an 18-year-old, particularly one who has lived through an era at Rangers Football Club that will go down in their annals as among the grimmest.

“I think with the new boss and the way that we play, it’s a great place to be at the minute,” is one of the quotes from that first interview with the then 17-year-old, following his arrival on loan from Spurs. It could be a line from his post-match interview at Dens Park on Sunday. In fact, Moore said something broadly similar following the 3-0 win, when he managed to score his first goal for the club.

Of course, it is Danny Rohl rather than Martin who he is referencing when he gives credit to “the boss”. The new boss seems very unlike the old boss in that he is giving Moore the freedom to express himself.

Martin’s version of Rangers seemed to be identified by an anxiety to do anything ‘off the cuff’, which isn’t very helpful for flair players like Moore. The winger appeared to shrink into himself. It doesn’t make it any easier when the deep unhappiness evident in the stand is spilling down on to the pitch.

It seemed no one would be too bothered, including the player himself, if he was quietly returned to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium with a note saying 'thanks, but we will probably get by without him'. In fact, there were rumours that Moore himself had enquired about cutting short his loan deal such was the extent of the turbulence.

Even Moore wasn’t immune to the criticism. Despite his young age, he arrived with something of a reputation. He played for Spurs’ Under 21s when he was just 15. He became the youngest player to play for the club in the Premier League when appearing against Manchester City aged just 16 years and 277 days.

He was a well-known name and had been expected to hit the ground running with little heed paid to the fact he was coming to a different league and a club in a period of severe flux.

Moore denies he had investigated moving back to London prematurely. “A lot of stuff goes in the media that’s never true,” he said. “I was never ready to go back, I always knew that at some point it would change. I've changed it for myself a little bit in the last few weeks. I need to keep building and playing even better than I am, so I'm picking up the goals and assists that I need to.”

He is alert to the fact that although he was being praised for displays against the likes of AS Roma and Celtic, it was only a case of distinguishing himself in defeats.

He needs to hurt teams like he did in the first half against Dundee, when he scored one from the edge of the area and might have scored again but for a long VAR check that ruled an earlier offside infringement by Mohamed Diomande. “I've had a lot more chance in front of goal, I've had a bit of freedom to move across the pitch, so yeah, I've been happy playing under him,” he said, when asked about Rohl's impact on him personally. “I'm excited to keep that going.”

“It was a difficult start for me. I don't think I showed anywhere near what I know I can do,” he added.

“I think mentally it's been unbelievable for me because it's a massive club. It's strengthened me up a lot because it's the first bit of tough time I've been through. Now I'm happy to be coming out of it. But I need to keep on going and performing.”

Of course, this being Rangers, it’s not all sweetness and light. Although they have now strung three league victories together for the first time since last December, and Moore is among those showing better form, there is still significant concern over the centre forward position. Another reason for Moore’s struggles was - and is - the form of players for whom he is meant to be creating assists.

Bojan Miovski was taken off at half time against Dundee to give Youssef Chermiti the chance to kick-start his Ibrox career. The expensive purchase from Everton is taking a lot of the heat though Miovski is hardly flying at Rangers having hit just two goals in 13 appearances, with blanks in his last seven games. Rohl says he sees “good things” as well as "moments that need to improve" from all three forwards. Danilo started alongside Miovski against Dundee and is just as prone to anonymity. Moore is evidence of what’s possible.

Full details ahead of Paris Saint-Germain v Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Super Cup at the Bluenergy Stadium in Italy.

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The first major European trophy of the season is up for grabs on Wednesday evening as Paris Saint-Germain meet Tottenham Hotspur in the annual UEFA Super Cup final.

Back in May, the French giants claimed their very first UEFA Champions League title with a thumping 5-0 victory against Inter Milan in Munich’s Allianz Arena, and will now look to cement their status as the best team in Europe by adding the UEFA Super Cup to their trophy cabinet. Winners of a domestic treble last season, a win for Luis Enrique’s side would see them claim an astonishing fifth trophy of the year.

Their shock 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final in America last month is still fresh in the memory, though, and Thomas Frank’s Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to spring a surprise and add another trophy of their own, following their memorable 1-0 Europa League final win against Manchester United in May.

Want to make sure you don’t miss a minute of the game? Here’s everything you need to know about the UEFA Super Cup final, including how to watch the game live:

Paris Saint-Germain v Spurs Super Cup match details

Date and Time: Wednesday 13 August. Kick-off: 8pm UK time.

Venue: Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy.

Paris Saint-Germain v Spurs TV channel

The Super Cup clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur has been chosen for live broadcast on TNT Sports for those subscribed to the service. Set to be screened via TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate, pre-match coverage will to begin at 7pm. Details of how to sign up to the services are available here.

Paris Saint-Germain v Spurs Super Cup live stream

For those preferring to stream the game on your smart TV, laptop, tablet or mobile phone, TNT Sports subscribers can stream the match live on the discovery+ website here or through the discovery+ app.

Paris Saint-Germain v Spurs Super Cup highlights

For those unable to watch the game live, BBC One will screen highlights of the Super Cup final at 10.40pm on Wednesday night.

Martin delighted to get his man as highly-rated youngster signs up for Ibrox revolution

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Rangers have completed the loan signing of Tottenham Hotspur’s teenage forward Mikey Moore for the 2025/26 season.

Moore, 17, is regarded as one of English football’s most exciting prospects after making the breakthrough at senior level with Spurs last season under Ange Postecoglou. He made 19 first-team appearances for the north London side, but new head coach Thomas Frank believes a loan move will best suit his development and Rangers have won the race for his signature.

Moore is capable of playing all across the front line, but is expected to be used predominantly as a winger by Rangers head coach Russell Martin. The Ibrox club have been keen to reinforce in that area following the departure of Vaclav Cerny, a key wide man from last season.

Rangers have been linked with Go Ahead Eagles winger Oliver Antman and Crystal Palace’s Jerusun Rak-Sakyi in recent weeks. Moore becomes Rangers’ eighth summer signing, following Max Aarons, Emmanuel Fernandez, Nasser Djiga, Joe Rothwell, Lyall Cameron, Thelo Aasgaard and Djeidi Gassama through the Ibrox door.

Moore revealed that as soon as he heard of Rangers’ interest, he wanted to join the club.

“I’m excited to get going,” he told the Rangers website. “As soon as I heard Rangers were interested and wanted me to come, it was a massive opportunity for me. I’m excited to be here and hopefully I can show the fans and everyone what I can do.

Moore: I have always loved Rangers

“I’ve always loved Rangers as a club. My family have always loved them. I think with the new boss and the way that we play, it’s a great place to be at the minute. It was a pretty easy decision for me to come here.”

Speaking on the loan deal for Moore, Martin said: “We are thrilled to bring Mikey on loan for this season. His profile as a brave, aggressive attacking player is one that we were keen to add to the squad, and he is certainly a player who, despite his age, can make an impact on the team from day one.

“He is a player with huge potential, and it is testament to his quality that he has been entrusted by Spurs in both the Premier League and UEFA Europa League with such regularity over the last 18 months.”

Rangers sporting director Kevin Thelwell added: “It is no secret that there was significant interest from elsewhere in Mikey and we are delighted that he has chosen Rangers at this stage in his career.

“He rose to prominence with Spurs last year and it is a reflection of his temperament and quality as a player that he made an immediate impact at a senior level which demands the best.

“We are convinced that Mikey is a player who will enhance our attacking unit. He is stepping into an ambitious, demanding environment that will test him, support him, and provide the platform to deliver and fulfil his potential, to the benefit of both himself and the club.”

What Spurs had to say on the move

A statement on the Tottenham website read: “Mikey Moore has joined Rangers on loan for the 2025/26 campaign.

“Having joined us as a seven-year-old, the forward progressed through our ranks to help our Under-17 and Under-18 teams secure the Premier League Cup double in 2022/23.

“In May, 2024, he earned his competitive first team debut against Manchester City, becoming the youngest ever player to appear for us in a Premier League fixture. The 17-year-old has made 21 senior appearances in all competitions to date, scoring once.

“Mikey registered his first senior goal for the Club in a UEFA Europa League fixture against Elfsborg in January – we memorably went onto win the competition in May, defeating Manchester United 1-0 in Bilbao. At international level, Mikey has appeared for England up to Under-19 level to date.”

The move is subject to international clearance and if all paperwork is concluded swiftly, Moore could make his Rangers debut against Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday evening in the first match of the new Premiership season.

Former Rangers hero hails Russell Martin target amid strong transfer links with Ibrox club

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Ex-Rangers striker Jermain Defoe has believes the Russell Martin’s reported interest in Tottenham Hotspur teenager Mikey Moore could turn out to be the ideal move for both player and club, if they can get the deal over the line.

The 17-year-old midfielder was linked with a potential loan switch to Rangers earlier this week, with reports claiming the Ibrox hierarchy were closing in on a move that would see the youngster arrive on a deal until the end of the season.

Those rumours gained further traction when Thomas Frank opted to leave the teen out of the Spurs squad for their pre-season tour to Hong Kong and South Korea this week, with the Danish boss admitting: “Mikey is a big talent, I’m really excited about his future here at Tottenham. I think for all players, but especially the younger players, they need to get that first-team consistent football into their bodies. If we can find the right option, we’ll do that.”

Part of the last Rangers squad to win the Scottish Premiership in 2021, Defoe scored 32 goals for the club during his three-season stay at Ibrox, but retired in March 2022 following a short stint with Sunderland and went on to become coach of Spurs’ under-18 squad, where he managed Moore in the North London outfit’s academy, and has given the youngster a glowing reference ahead of his potential move to Glasgow.

“Mikey Moore's an amazing young talent,” said Defoe. “When I came into the academy, they said to me there's this young player that you need to see because he's the next best thing. As soon as I saw him, I thought he’s got something special. He deserves the opportunities that he is getting right now, and we must remember, he’s very young, only 17.

“He’s still got time to improve and I don't think anyone has seen the best of Mikey Moore yet. Once he plays consistently and he gets that confidence and arrogance that he had in the youth team, then we'll see the best of Mikey, he is a top player.”

The starlet, who turns 18 next month, featured sporadically under ex-Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou last season, and scored his first senior goal in a 3-0 win over Elfsborg on the way to his team's Europa League success. He is also officially the youngest player to play for Spurs in the English Premier League, making his debut against Manchester City in May 2024 at the age of 16 years and 277 days.

“I still speak to Mikey now,” Defoe told Footy Accumulators. “He's someone that wants to improve, he’s a nice kid. I was so happy when I saw him come on last season in Europe and get his first goal, and he gave me a little mention in the interview after which was brilliant. My advice to him would be to keep working hard, keep improving every day on your game and working on your game every single day.

“Work on those final third actions, whether that's a pass or whether that's a shot. Focus every single day to improve because you’re a young player and there's so much improvement that you can make. But he also needs to embrace it. Learn from the players around you and learn from the players that you play against.”

Spurs chairman stands by decision to axe Australian

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Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has insisted that the controversial decision to sack Ange Postecoglou was the correct one.

Postecoglou was dismissed from his head coach position last week despite winning the Europa League to secure the club’s first trophy in 17 years.

Levy, flanked by new chief executive Vinai Venkatesham in an interview posted on the club’s YouTube channel, said he did not make the “emotionally difficult” decision to fire Postecoglou on his own.

Ultimately losing 22 Premier League matches and finishing 17th cost the Australian his job after two years at the club since he was hired from Celtic.

“I don’t regret appointing Ange,” said Levy. “In his first season we finished fifth and in the second season we were over the moon to win a trophy, but we need to compete in all competitions. We felt that we needed a change.

“It was a collective decision. It wasn’t my decision. We do everything together. Emotionally it was difficult, but we believe we have made the right decision for the club.”

Levy added: “We’ve won a European trophy, but it’s not enough.

“It’s what we haven’t done that is more important. We need to win the league. We want to win the Premier League. We want to win the Champions League. We want to win.”

Tottenham have appointed Brentford boss Thomas Frank as Postecoglou’s successor and Levy hopes a new man with new ideas will help get the club back on track.

“Whenever you have a new coach, it is always a fresh start. You have different ideas,” he added. “We want to build on the success of winning a trophy last season.

“One of the things that stood out to me with Thomas — clearly highly intelligent, great communicator, super human being, plus all of the other technical aspects that are important.”

The former Celtic boss helped the club win their first trophy in 17 years just last week.

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Ex-Celtic title winning manager Ange Postecoglou is set to be sacked from his role as Tottenham Hotspur boss just 11 days on from helping the club win their first trophy in 17 years, according to a new report.

The popular Australian head coach spent two trophy-laden seasons at Celtic Park, leading the club to two Scottish Premiership titles, two Scottish League Cups and a Scottish Cup before leaving for the North London club in the summer of 2023, replacing Antonio Conte in the Spurs dugout following a brief interim period with Ryan Mason as caretaker manager.

The 59-year-old endured a difficult domestic campaign at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this year, finishing the English Premier League season in 17th place, but was able to end the club’s 17-year wait for a trophy last month when he guided them to a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao thanks to a first-half goal from Brennan Johnson.

Asked if he would like to continue his project at Spurs, Postecoglou said: “I’ve had such a laser focus on winning this [Europa League]. Whatever happens, happens. We are still building this team, it is still very young, we need to add experience. My thought process has been trying to build a team that can be successful for a long time, but I am manager, it is not in my hands but it doesn’t affect me, if it did you would have seen it.”

A report from journalist Miguel Delaney claimed it was looking very likely that the Aussie boss will be sacked by the club. While he cited the Tottenham Hotspur hierarchy hadn’t made an official decision on Postecoglou as of Friday, his chances of staying at the club had fallen below five percent in the last few days, with his departure from Spurs expected at some point.

However, it looks as if Levy has now came to a conclusion over the future of the ex-Hoops boss after a report on Sunday claimed they had to decided to sack Postecoglou, with Spurs ready to ‘formally announce’ his departure in the coming days as they ‘press ahead with finding a new manager.’

It is believed that the Spurs boardroom are weighing up their options, with moves for Brentford’s Thomas Frank, Fulham’s Marco Silva and Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola in line to replace Postecoglou.

Tottenham Hotspur have won the Europa League

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It will be no surprise to anyone that has logged onto X in the past year or so that the site is now borderline unusable.

Once a treasure trove of memes, news and information, X has become a hellscape, a place where hatred or porn is amplified, or the views of people so confident in their argument they have to pay to ensure people see it. Where once you could open it up and see something interesting or funny, it’s now predominately monetised bigotry, where the worst people in the world invest to have their hatred heard. It has to all extents and purposes become a propaganda machine, a vehicle for the far-right in America to spread misinformation, hatred, and support for Donald Trump. At least they’re things that go together.

As a result, I barely use it, checking in on a big news day, with searching for truth akin to looking for a needle in a haystack. But there is one area, just one, that has remained slightly protected from the relentless march of normalised fascism. I am of course talking about sport, sweet lovely sport, the opiate of the masses I inject into my eyeballs relentlessly and indiscriminately, almost definitely to the detriment of my productivity.

While I don’t post on X any more, preferring the safe space of Bluesky where there’s a better news to Nazi ratio, I do still peruse it after significant events, and few were more significant to me than Tottenham Hotspur winning the Europa league. After 17 long, long years, the mighty Spurs have finally won something, all of it delivered by Ange Postecoglou, the man who always wins something in his second season.

Born in Greece, the former refugee who moved to Australia as a child after a military coup helped Tottenham like he had so many clubs before, lifting silverware and removing the weight I carried around me for so long. For Celtic, these days are expected, but for Tottenham, they are transcendent. It has been days, and I still do not have my voice back, and I am nowhere close to a come down.

This is as much to do with the result as social media, and the numerous ways to celebrate and engage with it, so beyond simply watching the game. I have seen club captain Son Heung-min, a man who signed an extension when the club didn’t have a manager, sobbing with tears after finally winning something after 10 years with the club. I also haven’t just seen it once, but multiple times, from numerous angles, because I want to drink all of this in. I’ve enjoyed clips from the players parties after, seeing these elite athletes off their face in ways that almost makes them relatable. It’s the cuddles with their families, the videos from the stands, the defiant interviews from a team perennially written off.

It’s not even just the celebrations of Spurs that I have devoured, but the love from other teams. Social media is rife with former players celebrating, but also clubs our heroes once represented.

These wonders are not just on X, thankfully, but numerous other social media companies also selling my data. Social media is a disaster for our planet in so many ways, but at least this week, it has brought me and millions of others a little closer together.

TV and live stream details for the Europa League final

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Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur square off in an all-English Europa League final in Bilbao on Thursday night.

The pressure is on both clubs to salvage their abysmal Premier League campaigns with Tottenham down in 17th position on 38 points from 37 matches, one place above the relegation zone, with United only one point, and one place better off.

For Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou, it is a chance to back up comments made in September where he insisted that he "always" delivers a trophy in his second season in charge. The Australian has presided over the club’s worst ever Premier League campaign with a record tally of 21 defeats, but he also stands on the brink of guiding the North Londoners to their first trophy since lifting the League Cup in 2008, and a first continental title since their 1984 UEFA Cup triumph.

There are suggestions Europa League glory may not be enough to save Postecoglou’s job, but it would be quite the way for the ex-Celtic manager to sign off if it were to prove his final match in charge.

United boss Ruben Amorin is only partly to blame for the club's worst domestic top-flight season since suffering relegation in 1973-74 having taken over from the sacked Erik Ten Hag at the start of November.

Despite producing more eye-catching quotes (numerous) than Premier League wins (six) since his arrival at Old Trafford, United fans have stuck behind the candid Portuguese coach in a campaign where the Europa League has offered some relief and hope. But their much-needed rebuild will be hugely damaged if they fall to their first European loss of the season, meaning they would spend a first season without European football since 2014-15.

It has long been a case of Bilbao or bust for United, where the financial ramifications help explain why Amorim says Champions League qualification is more important to him than lifting the Europa League itself.

With European silverware and a highly-coveted place in next season's Champions League on the line, there is plenty at stake for both embattled managers at the San Mamés Stadium.

Man United v Tottenham match details

The Europa League final between Man United and Tottenham takes place at the San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Kick-off is 8pm BST.

Man United v Tottenham TV channel

The Europa League final will be shown live on subscription channel TNT Sports 1 with coverage getting underway at 6pm.

Man United v Tottenham live stream

Subscribers can stream the match live on the Discovery+ app or website. Non-subscribers can watch the final for free by simply registering on the Discovery+ website. Click the link here, select Sign Up, then click on 'Register to watch free content' and fill in your details.

Man Utd v Tottenham team news

United will be without injured defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez. Ruben Amorim took a 26-man squad to Bilbao, which includes full-back Diogo Dalot after he overcame a calf issue that threatened to bring his campaign to a premature end and centre-back Leny Yoro following a foot complaint. But Joshua Zirkzee’s place in training and on the plane was was a surprise after the forward was previously ruled out for the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou played down Lucas Bergvall’s chances of being fit after an ankle injury, with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski (both knee) also sidelined, but Pape Sarr is available. The big choice for the Australian ahead of his 100th game in charge of Spurs is who will provide creativity in a three-man midfield alongside Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur. Wilson Odobert was used in the attacking midfield role at Aston Villa, but another alternative is to drop Dominic Solanke slightly deeper.

Man Utd v Tottenham referee and VAR

German official Felix Zwayer has been chosen as the referee for the Europa League final. His German assistant referees are Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz. The fourth official is Italian Maurizio Mariani. The VAR for the final, Bastian Dankert, and his assistant, Benjamin Brand, are also German.

Tottenham 12/5, Draw 12/5, Man Utd 13/10 - via oddschecker.com.

Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur proved to be the entertaining Europa League game we all hoped it would be as the sides met at Ibrox on Thursday night.

The home support were sent into raptures early on, when Hamza Igamane finished expertly from a stunning James Tavernier through ball, and but for Spurs’ former Celtic stopper Fraser Forster, it could have been more. In the end, the Gers were forced to settle for a share of the spoils after Dejan Kulusevski’s strike 15 minutes from time.

A result that largely suited both sides as they edge closer to the last 16 of the competition, Rangers boss Philippe Clement said: “Everybody's really happy about the performance, or pleased about the performance, and everyone who watched this game enjoyed a good football game from both sides. We needed to take the three points also, but those are the next steps.”

Here, we take a look at the best photos of Rangers fan - and some travelling Tottenham supporters - at Ibrox last night.