Despite reach the inaugural final of UEFA's secondary club competition, which was then imaginatively known as the UEFA Cup, there was a sense of disappointment hanging over the Tottenham Hotspur squad.

Bruno Fernandes netted a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 4-1 in their Europa League last-16 second leg on Thursday, while Tottenham bounced back to edge AZ Alkmaar 3-2 on aggregate.After losing the first leg in Istanbul 3-1,

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick and Wilson Odobert was on target twice for Tottenham Hotspur as the two Premier League strugglers reached the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday.

Manchester United middfielder, Ruben Amorim has hailed captain Bruno Fernandes following his side’s UEFA Europa League win over Real Socieded on Thursday. Amorim said the Portugal attacking midfielder is so dangerous especially when he is near the box of his opponent.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim praised the sportsmanship of Patrick Dorgu after the Danish full-back told the referee he had made a mistake in awarding the Red Devils a spot-kick in Thursday's 4-1 Europa League win over Real Sociedad.

Ruben Amorim hailed “perfect captain” Bruno Fernandes after his hat-trick inspired Manchester United to a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad and a place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. United dominated their Spanish opponents to advance 5-2 on aggregate following last week's 1-1 draw in San Sebastian.