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Spurs boss did not take kindly to a question about the upcoming all-English Europa League Final

Postecoglou's side are 16th in the table and on course for an historically poor Premier League campaign, with United just one place and one point higher, but both now have the chance to finish the season with a European trophy.

"It's going to upset a lot of people isn't it!" Postecoglou said in Bodo, when asked about the clubs' difficult campaigns domestically. "The debate's now raging, the latest one is that neither of us will be able to get a trophy if we win, they're just going to take a team photo because we're not worthy.

"I mean, who cares if we're struggling in the league? Why is that important? If it's so easy to get to a final, then why doesn't everyone who finishes in the top three do it? It's a separate thing. It's got nothing to do with league form.

"We understand our league form hasn't been great. We understand the struggles we've had. A lot of them are because of the situation we've been in.

"But how that diminishes the achievement of getting to a final. Like I said, this club and others have finished in first, second or third in the Premier League, and haven't made finals. Why should that be diminished? I couldn't care less who's struggling and who's not.

"I think both us and Manchester United have earned the right to be there. I think we've probably beaten teams who will be in the Champions League next year, on our road to getting there. So looking forward to it, should be a great game."

If it's so easy to get to a final, then why doesn't everyone who finishes in the top three do it? It's a separate thing

Ange Postecoglou

Ruben Amorim, the Manchester United head coach, has said that winning the Europa League would not save his club's wretched league season.

Postecoglou, though, believes a first European trophy in 41 years would be "massive" for Spurs, and insists the two clubs' situations are incomparable.

"Maybe if we had Man United’s success then maybe I’d have a different view," he said.

"But I could have been sitting here at exactly the same time in fifth position and I can guarantee that the commentary around me 'well that's great Ange but this club needs to win something'.

"That's exactly what everyone would be saying. So of course it’s massive. Of course it is, because you have to frame it against what this club has been through over the last 15 or 20 years and what the supporters have been through.

"Man United have got their own journey to go on. Maybe if they go 15 years without winning something they'll change their perspective on things as well."

Ange Postecoglou has guided Tottenham to the Europa League Final

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Leading 3-1 from last week's first leg in north London, Spurs navigated the tricky conditions in Norway's Arctic Circle to brush aside Glimt through second-half goals from Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro.

On Glimt's notorious artificial pitch, Spurs dug deep in a committed, unflustered and pragmatic showing, not unlike their 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-final decider.

"The players were outstanding," Postecoglou said. "They were well-prepared tonight, the staff did a great job of making sure the boys were really clear about what we needed to do.

"They executed it perfectly. It's been well-chronicled in the last few days it's a difficult place to come through, they've got a really imposing home record, not just with wins but with goals, I thought the lads just handled it really well, as they have throughout this European campaign, particularly the knock-out stages, and credit to them, I thought they did an outstanding job."