Manchester United are set to take on Tottenham in the Europa League final next month but former Red Devils star Gary Neville has a major concern ahead of the clash
Gary Neville has slammed Manchester United by claiming just ONE star gets in a combined XI with Tottenham. The two Premier League rivals go head-to-head in the Europa League final later this month.
Not only does it represent a golden chance for each side to secure silverware, it also gives the teams an opportunity to seal a Champions League place. That would be particularly important given the rotten seasons that both United and Spurs have been enduring.
United sit 16th with just ten wins and 39 points throughout the campaign, while the North London side are one point and a place lower after 20 league losses. Despite that, United icon Neville believes Spurs would dominate when it comes to selecting the best players in each side - only Portuguese playmaker Bruno Fernandes earning a spot for the Red Devils.
Speaking on The Overlap, he said: “I've genuinely got a sickly feeling about this game next Wednesday. The biggest reason is when I look at every single player in the Tottenham team, when you look at (Dejan) Kulusevski, Son (Heung-min), Brennan Johnson, (Dominic) Solanke, if (James) Maddison was there, (Yves) Bissouma and (Pape Matar) Sarr, (Cristian) Romero and (Micky) Van de Ven, (Pedro) Porro and (Destiny) Udogie, when you look at those players, like-for-like with United's, only Bruno (Fernandes) would get into the first 11 of Spurs.
“I would select every single Tottenham player. The goalkeeper is a 50-50 split because I don't like (Guglielmo) Vicario and I'm not a fan of (Andre) Onana.
“Honestly, Udogie, Porro, Van de Ven, Romero, Bissouma, Sarr, Johnson, Maddison, Solanke, Kulusevski, Son, I would choose every single player of Tottenham's over Manchester United's next Wednesday. That's my worry.
“The one thing that keeps me alive - the likes of a Casemiro, a Bruno, they've got something in them that will step up for a one-off game that means I think that we'll win. But if the players play as they should do, pound-for-pound, Tottenham should win that game.”
Both Spurs and Man United have a Premier League game to play out ahead of the Europa League final in Bilbao next week. United take on Chelsea on Friday evening, with Spurs in action on the same night against Aston Villa.
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The pair are also set to go in different directions when it comes to their potential celebrations. The North London side will host a parade should they claim their first trophy since 2008 but United will not follow suit, with a barbeque at Carrington provisionally planned for players, staff and families.