Who Premier League fans want to win the Europa League final

The Europa League final will see Tottenham take on Manchester United in what will be the sixth all-English European final.

As with the previous five, it presents many fans with an uncomfortable situation, hoping a rival club wins a European trophy to deny an even bigger rival club a European trophy.

A survey of fans of the other 18 Premier League clubs by the Athletic reveals some interesting insights. While Arsenal and West Ham fans will naturally be siding with United on Wednesday night, and Liverpool and Manchester City fans will be behind Spurs, some of the findings are surprising while others are downright bewildering.

The survey found that 22.5% of Arsenal fans would rather see Spurs win a European trophy at the expense of Manchester City, while Chelsea fans are almost split right down the middle.

48.1% of Chelsea fans are backing Spurs to 51.9% who are behind United.

The Red Devils don't get much love in South London, with a massive 91.7% of Crystal Palace fans preferring a fellow London club to win the Europa League over United.

Not a single Everton fan polled wanted United to beat Tottenham, in what was the only unanimous vote of the other 18 clubs.

Yes, that means exactly what you think it does: there are Liverpool and Manchester City fans out there who want Manchester United to win on Wednesday night. What has brought about this peculiar vendetta against Tottenham is unclear, but 4.1% of Liverpool fans and an incredible 10.9% of City fans will be cheering on their biggest rivals in Bilbao.

93.1% of Newcastle fans, who've always had a low-level animosity with United, want Spurs to win, while 95.7% of Wolves fans want Matheus Cunha's future employers to take the Europa League, denying United a path to the UEFA Champions League.

Liam Williams

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