All they have to do is avoid a four-goal defeat and they will play against either Bodo/Glimt or Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final at Bilbao's San Mames stadium on May 21. Winning the Europa League would save United's season and return them to the Champions League even though they're languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table.

Manchester United took a huge step towards reaching the Europa League final by beating the 10 men of Athletic Club 3-0 in a dramatic semi-final first leg in Bilbao.

Manchester United are on the brink of the Europa League final as they welcome Athletic Bilbao to Old Trafford for the second leg of their semi-final tie.

With Athletic missing several of their stars, Ruben Amorim’s men are heavy favourites to clinch their place in the final in Bilbao. And the United boss has stuck with the same team that put them in such a dominant position. United’s XI is unchanged from the team that comfortably beat 10-man Athletic last Thursday.

Manchester United have received a triple boost after Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde named his 24-man squad that will travel to Manchester for Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg. The Spanish side will be without both Nico and Inaki Williams, as well as top goalscorer Oihan Sancet, through injury.

Follow our football betting tips as Manchester United host Athletic Bilbao in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final

Manchester United welcome Athletic Bilbao to Old Trafford on Thursday in their Europa League semi-final second leg, holding onto a 3-0 first leg lead, but Ruben Amorim doesn't want his players to get

Manchester United produced possibly their finest performance of the season to take a commanding 3-0 first-leg lead against 10-man Bilbao in the UEFA Europa League 2024-25 semi-finals at the San Mames stadium in Spain on Friday (May 2).

Follow our football betting tips as Manchester United travel to Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League semi-final

When Athletic Bilbao take on Manchester United in the second leg of the Europa League semifinals, they will be without Nico and Iñaki Williams.