Manchester United were beaten by Tottenham in the Europa League final last season and Leny Yoro says the Red Devils can look to put that result behind them this weekend
Leny Yoro believes Manchester United's clash with Tottenham offers them a chance to right the wrongs of their Europa League final defeat. Despite Ruben Amorim guiding United to a catastrophic 15th-place Premier League finish last term, the Red Devils battled through to the Europa League final and stood on the brink of silverware against Spurs.
Tottenham had not lifted a trophy since 2008, but they ground out a scrappy 1-0 victory at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao. The defeat condemned United to missing out on European football for just the second occasion since English sides returned to UEFA competitions following a five-year exile in 1990.
This weekend marks the first meeting between the sides since that painful night in Spain. Yoro said: "I think the team now is in good momentum.
"We drew the last game, but before this we won, I think, three games in a row. We know we can do better than last game, but we're still in good momentum.
"We're still confident. Like you said, this game against Tottenham will be important for us to go into the international break with three points. This is going to help us to be in the top of the league, so we need to win this game."
When asked about seeking revenge, he responded: "Yes, everyone knows what happened in the final, so I think this game can be a good game for us to prove that maybe the final can have another result. Every game is important for us. This one is not more important than the other one, but we want to win every game."
He added: "Yes, it was important for us, I think, for Champions League next year, so this year, but now we cannot change nothing. We have one game a week now.
"So I think it helped us a little bit to work more on the things that were not good last year. We have more time to work now, but of course everyone wants to play Champions League, so this final is important for us, so this year we need to do better.
"We are the same team, so I'm not going to say we're a better team, but we can see on the result that there are some things we do better. Of course, we had some new players.
"And they give everything they have to help us to be better also. We're the same team, but with a different spirit sometimes, I think, and with more work time."
Following their Europa League triumph, Ange Postecoglou was dismissed as Tottenham manager despite the silverware, after a disastrous 17th-place Premier League finish saw the club turn to Thomas Frank as his successor.
Spurs currently occupy sixth spot in the table and delivered an impressive 4-0 victory against Copenhagen in their midweek Champions League fixture.