REDS SWEATING ON DEFENDER AHEAD OF SPURS FINAL

Manchester United trained at Carrington yesterday as they continued their preparations for next week's Europa League final against Tottenham.

- By TYRONE MARSHALL

Although United face Chelsea in the Premier League tomorrow, they held their pre-final media day two days before the Stamford Bridge clash, which meant a longer open training session.

The media got to see around 45 minutes of the session, with numerous TV cameras and photographers in attendance as plans for next week's showpiece stepped up.

Here's what was noticed...

Obi's moment

When 17-year-old striker Chido Obi received a difficult pass to deal with during a rondo game in the session, Rasmus Hojlund pounced on him and went in for the kill.

Hojlund might have fancied his chances of laying down a marker on a teenage striker trying to compete for his place, but Obi pulled off an audacious backheel flick to send the ball through Hojlund’s legs and keep the run of passes going.

It was a moment of high skill and was loved by the players in that group.

Hojlund saw the funny side.