GARY LINEKER, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards shared their predictions ahead of the Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham.
and Spurs lock horns on Wednesday at San Mames with both teams in desperate need to win the trophy as it is their only hope of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
The two Premier League giants have endured a horrid campaign that will see them finishing in the bottom half of the table and thus the loser will miss out on European football altogether next term.
That is why Shearer, 54, dubbed both Man Utd and the North Londoners as “rancid”;; and “rotten”;; in his most recent appearance on The Rest is Football with Lineker, 64, and Richards, 36.
The Newcastle legend said: “They have been rotten in the Premier League. Rancid and rotten – rancidly rotten the both of them and one of them will be playing Champions League football next season.”;;
Nevertheless, still predicted an entertaining encounter filled with goals that will go to penalties with Tottenham ending their 17-year run without a trophy.
The legendary striker added: “My prediction is going to be 2-2 or 3-3 after extra-time and Spurs to win on penalties.”;;
legend Lineker agreed with his fellow Match of the Day icon and also isn’t ruling out extra-time.
The England icon replied: “Oh, he’s gone full on there, sounds like a World Cup final. I’m going to have to go for Spurs, I couldn’t not.”;;
Shearer responded: “After 90 minutes?”;;
said: “Well, I’ve got this feeling that it’s the teams that have not won for ages this year.
“And I think they’re going to, I don’t know about 90 minutes or, I think it could easily go to extra-time.”;;
was the only one that backed United to lift the Europa League and finally lift the gloom at Old Trafford following their worst ever Premier League season.
In fact, the Manchester City hero expects Man Utd to win 1-0 with Casemiro’s winner following an assist by Bruno Fernandes.
Richards predicted: “I’m 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’m going to say Bruno assist for a Casemiro goal, 1-0.”;;
