Zirkze may play in the Europa League final and reveal his comeback! Manchester United were beaten three times by Tottenham Hotspur and are still favourites to win the title

Manchester United travel to Bilbao on 22 May for a Europa League final against Tottenham, a match that will determine who of the two down-and-out giants near the bottom of the Premier League table will turn the season around. The Reds' two injured players, who were supposed to be out for the season, are said to be looking to return to the game, and Dutch striker Zirkze has also expressed his intention to play after it was revealed that Diogu Darlow wanted to play in the final.

The 23-year-old retired injured in Manchester United's match with Newcastle United on 13 April and boss Ruben Amorim has since confirmed that his season may have been reimbursed. "He's going to be out this season." Amorim said at the time: "He won't be able to play again this season, so let's prepare with him for next season. It was an unacceptable result because he had improved in all aspects of the game. It's hard for any player to deal with an injury, but he has to be ready to recover."

Zirkze's agent also acknowledged the results of his season reimbursement, but the player himself did not give up. On social media, the Dutch striker told his friend Alphonso Davies that he has a chance to return for Manchester United's Europa League final against Tottenham. Zirkze played for Bayern Munich, where he became friends with Canada international Davies, although the pair only made 16 appearances together.

Like Zirkze, Davies, who has been out for the season with a serious injury, told the United striker to get a good rest and asked about his injury. Zirkze, on the other hand, responded by saying that playing in Bilbao was "difficult but not impossible".

However, given the significance of the Europa League final and the potential for confrontation, even if Zirkze can recover from injury in time, it will be difficult to find a place in the starting line-up, and at most try to be a substitute, with as many as 12 substitutes available in Europe.

Manchester United have been beaten three times by Tottenham in the Premier League and Carabao Cup this season. The stats show that Manchester United's record against Tottenham in recent years has been rather poor, with them yet to beat an opponent in a competitive game since their win at Old Trafford in 2022. Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is unbeaten against the Red Devils with four wins and one draw, but Amorim's side remain favourites to win the Europa League final. The odds are 4/6 for United to win the cup, while Tottenham are just 11/10.

Some Manchester United fans are already optimistic about one thing: will former manager Erik ten Hag and loanees Antony, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho have a chance of winning the Europa League after winning the Europa League?

Ten Hag led the side to three Europa League group games before he stepped down in October last year, winning and losing without a loss, drawing with FC Twente, Porto and Fenerbahce. Interim coach Ruud van Nistelrooy went on to lead the team to a victory over Thessaloniki PAOK. Marcus Rashford has played in six Europa League games, scoring one goal and providing one assist. Antony played four Europa League games before loaning Real Betis, just like Malacia in the Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven in January. Jadon Sancho, who joined Chelsea at the start of the season, has not played in the competition.

According to Premier League rules, a player can only get a share of the 40 championship medals if he makes five appearances. However, there is no minimum number of appearances in European competitions, and the winners of the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Europa League will receive 50 gold medals, which will be allocated by the clubs themselves. The runner-up also had 50 silver medals.

Therefore, it is up to United to decide whether to give medals to Ten Hag, Rashford and others. Antony and Jadon Sancho are in a unique position as they have the chance to win the UEFA Europa League with their loan clubs, meaning they could win two European titles in the same season.