Europa League Final: Mohamed Salah Aims Stylish Dig at Man Utd, Congratulates Tottenham
- Tottenham Hotspur have beaten Manchester United to win the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League final
- Tottenham had the backing of the majority of the football world to end their 17-year trophy drought
- Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has joined in ‘cooking’ rivals Manchester United after the loss
Mohamed Salah has joined in aiming a stylish dig at Manchester United after Liverpool's biggest rivals lost the UEFA Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham took the lead in the first half through Brennan Johnson and held on for the rest of the game to win the Europa League trophy and finish their season on a high note.
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It was Spurs’s first trophy in 17 years since the 2008 League Cup, and it came at a time when they enjoyed the support of the majority of the football fans, particularly because of captain Son Heung-min.
Mohamed Salah trolls Manchester United
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah posted a spicy message to congratulate Tottenham at the end of the match, but many have attributed it to a dig at Manchester United.
“He did say he’d win in his second season. Congratulations!” he wrote on X.
The tweet referenced Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou’s viral quote, in which he said he always wins things in his second season and delivered on his words.
The post generated thousands of reactions, many of which attributed it to aiming a sly dig at Manchester United for their abysmal season, which is ending with losing a final.
@tobyasky replied:
“Nice one Salah. The whole world of football was rooting for Spurs except Man U and Arsenal fans lol. I guess Salah told them how to dunk on Man U😭”
@SxrgioSZN replied:
“100% posted this out of his hatred for United.”
@AnythingLFC_ replied:
“Mo hate watching like the rest of us hahaah.”
@only1_marvel replied:
“You will never get to win a trophy again. Mark my words salah! You’d keep playing effortlessly. You are now the new Harry Kane. One legged player 😡”
Postecoglou clarifies viral quote
Postecoglou's Tottenham have beaten Manchester United four times this season, the first team since Everton in the 1985/86 season, as quoted by Opta Analyst.
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The AustroGreek manager was quizzed about his viral statement, and he clarified that he was not boasting, but he felt something within him that the team had to win.
“Let me clarify, I wasn't boasting. I just had something inside me: we needed to win. People have taken shots at the club, and I have felt at times we haven't defended ourselves as strongly as we should,” he said.
As noted by Opta, Postecoglou, who began his managerial career in 1996, won trophies in his second season in 1997-98 at South Melbourne, 2011-12 at Brisbane Roar, 2019 at Yokohama F. Marinos, 2022-23 at Celtic and now at Tottenham.
Supercomputer predicts Europa League winner
Legit.ng reported that a supercomputer predicted that Tottenham Hotspur will slightly edge Manchester United to win the 2025 UEFA Europa League.
Opta's supercomputer gave Tottenham a 50.3% chance of winning, while the Red Devils had the remaining 49.7% after over 10,000 pre-game simulations.
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