Ruben Amorim pays for his staff's families to travel to the Europa League final

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim will pay for the families of 30 of his staff to travel to Bilbao to watch the Europa League final.

The Red Devils have been cutting costs over the past two years and have already been criticised for several mass redundancies which have seen 200 employees leave the club.

According to ESPN, the club has decided not to cover the expenses of the staff's family members, and the Portuguese coach made the decision in recognition of his commitment during the turbulence of his first months at the club. He will pay for the travel expenses of two family members of each member of his coaching staff, medical team and other support staff for the main team.

Manchester United will play the Europa League final in the Basque Country, Spain, on May 21st against Tottenham, an important moment for the club that is going through a bad season domestically.

Ruben Amorim, 40, left Sporting for Manchester United in November. Despite a strong showing in the Europa League, the club is currently 16th in the Premier League.

In 39 games coached by the "red devils", he won 15, drew 10 and lost 14 and the team has not won in the Premier League since March, in a run of seven consecutive games without triumphs.