Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker give bold verdicts ahead of Tottenham vs Manchester United Europa League final
Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker have both backed Tottenham Hotspur to beat Manchester United in the Europa League final.
The Europa League final clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United is set to see 16th-placed United take on 17th-placed Spurs at the San Mames Stadium in Spain.
Both sides have had dismal domestic campaigns, but have held their own in Europe, beating everyone that has come their way, and now they stand one victory away from total triumph.
For Spurs, they have had to overcome Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the round of 16, beating them 3-2 on aggregate, German outfit Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals, beating them 2-1 on aggregate, and Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt in the semi-finals, with a comfortable 5-1 aggregate scoreline.
Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker back Tottenham to win Europa League
With a clash now with fellow English side to come in the final, football pundits Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker and Micah Richards have now given their predictions on who they think would come out on top.
Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer and Lineker boldly predicted that Spurs would end their trophy drought, but Richards had other ideas, with the pundit tipping Manchester United to beat Tottenham and naming Casemiro as the key difference-maker.
Starting the predictions, Shearer said: “My prediction is going to be 2-2 or 3-3 after extra time and Spurs to win on penalties.”
Lineker then replied: “Oh, he has gone full on there, sounds like a World Cup final. I am going to have to go for Spurs, I could not not.”
Shearer: “After 90 minutes?”
Lineker: “Well, I have got this feeling that it is the teams that have not won for ages this year. And I think they are going to, I do not know about 90 minutes or, I think it could easily go to extra time.”
Adding his own shout, Richards said: “I am going to say, I think a lot of people have laughed off Casemiro or laughed at him for a while now. But I think in these competitions, sometimes it goes down to set pieces. So I am going to say Bruno assist for a Casemiro goal, one nil.”
Spurs seek to join long list of drought-ending clubs
Indeed, this season has seen several sides end long waits for trophies, with Crystal Palace beating Manchester City in the FA Cup to win their first ever major trophy.
Newcastle United also beat Premier League champions Liverpool in the Carabao Cup this season to end their 70-year wait for a major honour.
Bologna overcame AC Milan in the Coppa Italia to win their first major honour in decades, while Harry Kane finally ended his personal wait for silverware, lifting the Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich.
Tottenham would be hoping that they can join these clubs come Wednesday, by ending their 17-year wait for a major honour with a victory over Manchester United.
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