“Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker Drop JAW-DROPPING Predictions for Tottenham vs Man United Europa League FINAL – You WON’T Believe What They Said!”

The Europa League final is set for a thrilling all-English showdown as Tottenham Hotspur face off against Manchester United at San Mames Stadium in Spain.

With United finishing 16th and Spurs 17th in the domestic league, both teams have endured difficult seasons at home but found success on the European stage, dispatching every opponent in their path to reach the final.

Tottenham’s European campaign has been impressive. They overcame Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the Round of 16, securing a narrow 3-2 aggregate win.

In the quarter-finals, they edged past Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt with a 2-1 aggregate score, and in the semi-finals, they dominated Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt, sealing a convincing 5-1 aggregate victory.

Now, with just one match remaining, Spurs will face familiar Premier League opposition in the final.

Football pundits Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker, and Micah Richards have weighed in with their predictions on The Rest is Football podcast.

Both Shearer and Lineker backed Tottenham to finally end their long-standing trophy drought, while Richards leaned toward a Manchester United victory, highlighting Casemiro’s potential to be the match-winner.

Shearer opened the discussion with an ambitious prediction: “I think it’ll be 2-2 or 3-3 after extra time, and Spurs will win on penalties.”

Lineker followed up with his own vote of confidence in Spurs: “Oh, he’s gone full-on! That sounds like a World Cup final. I’m going to have to go for Spurs—I just can’t pick against them.”

When Shearer asked whether he was predicting a win in regular time, Lineker responded, “Well, I’ve got this feeling that it’s the year for clubs that haven’t won in a while. I think Spurs will do it—it might go to extra time, though.”

Richards, however, had a different view: “I know people have doubted Casemiro recently, but in games like this, it can come down to set pieces. I’ll say Bruno with an assist and Casemiro with the goal. One-nil United.”

The 2024–25 season has already seen several clubs bring long trophy droughts to an end, and Spurs will be hoping to add their name to that list.

Crystal Palace won their first major title by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup, while Newcastle United ended a 70-year wait by defeating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.

Elsewhere in Europe, Bologna stunned AC Milan to claim the Coppa Italia—securing their first major trophy in decades—and Harry Kane finally got his hands on silverware, winning the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.

Tottenham will be aiming to follow suit on Wednesday night, hoping to capture their first major honour in 17 years with a victory over Manchester United in what promises to be an epic Europa League final.