Brighton will give a guard of honour to Tottenham following their victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final this week.
Spurs ended their 17-year wait for a trophy as Brennan Johnson’s goal sealed a historic win for Ange Postecoglou’s side in Bilbao.
The newly crowned Europa League winners host Brighton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday and could end the campaign in 14th place if they win and Manchester United, West Ham and Wolves all fail to pick up three points.
As it stands, Spurs sit 17th in the Premier League but they will receive a guard of honour from Brighton’s players when they walk out onto the pitch for Sunday’s game.
Typically, a guard of honour in a Premier League match is only reserved for the domestic champions and Liverpool have enjoyed that gesture in their games against Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton this month.
However, Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler believes Spurs’ success in a European competition also needs to be recognised.
‘Like we did against Liverpool, if great clubs achieve great things then it’s always a positive thing and also if English clubs achieve great things in the international cups,’ Hurzeler said.
‘I’m very happy for them. Of course, they deserve it, so we will do it.’
Hurzeler also paid tribute to Postecoglou and says the 59-year-old is a role model.
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‘I’m happy for [Postecoglou] because he’s a very good guy. He deserves it,’ Hurzeler said.
‘He has a lot of pressure and how he deals with it, I think he’s a role model for young coaches as well, like me.
‘I’m very happy for him. I know that he worked hard for this and what I really like is that he said already in September after a game against Arsenal [that he wins trophies in his second season].
‘He’s a man who can look into the future and that’s something very impressive.’
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