Paul Scholes ruthlessly snubbed Son Heung-min from combined Man Utd and Tottenham XI, one talent ranked ahead of him

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Paul Scholes made the call to leave Son Heung-min out of his combined XI featuring Manchester United and Tottenham players ahead of the 2025 Europa League final.

Manchester United reached the Europa League final after the Red Devils overcame La Liga club Athletic Club in the semi-finals of the tournament this season.

Ruben Amorim’s men came from behind last Thursday and United secured a 4-1 win over Athletic Club at Old Trafford in the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals.

United initially beat Athletic Club 3-0 in the first leg at the San Mames Stadium earlier this month and the Red Devils have now punched their ticket to the final.

Tottenham, meanwhile, secured their place in the Europa League final in Spain after beating Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt across both legs of the semi-final.

Spurs picked up a 3-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first leg before travelling away and Ange Postecoglou’s men sealed a 2-0 win last Thursday.

Ruben Amorim’s United side will now be heading back to Athletic Club’s San Mames Stadium for the Europa League final on 21st May in Bilbao.

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Paul Scholes wanted Man Utd ace ahead of Tottenham captain Son Heung-min in his combined XI ahead of the Europa League final

Manchester United and Tottenham languish in 16th place and 17th place respectively in the Premier League table after woeful seasons for both clubs.

The two Premier League sides now need to lift the Europa League trophy if they want to secure their place in Europe and in the Champions League for next season.

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham future is uncertain after Spurs’ season and Ruben Amorim could end his campaign with his first piece of silverware as United manager.

Speaking to TNT Sports’ TikTok account, Paul Scholes took part in a challenge where he built his combined United and Tottenham XI ahead of the Europa League final.

The 50-year-old United legend made the controversial decision to snub Tottenham ace Son Heung-min for the left wing spot and he instead picked Alejandro Garnacho.

Posted below is Scholes’ combined XI for United and Tottenham players.

• GK: Guglielmo Vicario vs Andre Onana (Vicario picked)
• CB: Cristian Romero vs Harry Maguire (Romero picked)
• CB: Micky van de Ven vs Leny Yoro (Van de Ven picked)
• RB: Pedro Porro vs Diogo Dalot (Dalot picked)
• LB: Destiny Udogie vs Patrick Dorgu (Dorgu picked)
• CM: Rodrigo Bentancur vs Manuel Ugarte (Ugarte picked)
• CM: Lucas Bergvall vs Casemiro (Casemiro picked)
• CM: James Maddison vs Bruno Fernandes (Fernandes picked)
• RW: Dejan Kulusevski vs Amad Diallo (Diallo picked)
• ST: Dominic Solanke vs Rasmus Hojlund (Solanke picked)
• LW: Son Heung-min vs Alejandro Garnacho (Garnacho picked)
• Tottenham vs Manchester United (United picked)

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Paul Scholes raises a major Man Utd criticism under Ruben Amorim ahead of the Europa League final showdown with Tottenham

Scholes suggested that United manager Amorim should not have “sacrificed” the Red Devils’ Premier League campaign to now focus on the Europa League run.

“Manchester United should be able to play in two or three competitions at once without sacrificing something, and they’ve clearly sacrificed the league,” he said in his column for TNT Sports.

“I don’t like it and I don’t agree with it and I believe there has to be some sort of standards required in a Premier League team.”

The Red Devils suffered their 17th Premier League defeat of the 2024-25 campaign on Sunday after United were beaten 2-0 by West Ham at Old Trafford.