Amorim has explained why he decided to pay for tickets for staff members’ friends and families to attend next week’s Europa League final against Tottenham in Bilbao. Some of the perks to United employees have been reduced or removed among a host of cost-cutting measures introduced by new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim has put his hand in his pocket to pay for the families of backroom staff to attend next week's Europa League final.

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has shown a touch of class ahead of the Europa League final by personally covering the costs for 30 members of his backroom staff and their families to attend the highly anticipated clash.