Captain Son Heung-min joked that he was a Tottenham "legend" after they won their first major trophy in 17 years.

Spurs beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League final in Bilbao on Wednesday.

It was the first time 32-year-old Son, who joined Spurs in 2015, had won silverware at club or international level after losing three finals.

"Let's say I'm a legend. Why not?" he told TNT Sports.

"Seventeen years - nobody has done it, so let's say with amazing players, [I am] probably a legend of the club.

"This is what I've always dreamed for. Today is the day it happened. I am the happiest man in the world."

In August Son told BBC Sport he could not be considered a legend until he won a trophy with Spurs.

Son, who has won 133 caps for South Korea, joined Spurs for a reported £22m after scoring 29 goals in 87 games for Bayer Leverkusen.

He came off the bench in the 67th minute against United, his 454th appearance for Spurs.

South Korea were beaten in the 2015 Asian Cup final, while Spurs lost in the 2019 Champions League final and the 2021 Carabao Cup final.

"I felt the pressure," Son said.

"I wanted it so badly. In the past seven days I was dreaming about this game every night. It finally happened and I can sleep easy now."