Martin Keeon supports Tottenham Hotspur defeating Manchester United in UEFA Cup final

Arsenal legend Martin Keeon made a shocking prediction for the Europa League final while serving as a commentator on BT Sport, claiming that a Manchester United star would not “appear” against Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester United and Tottenham will meet in the UEFA Cup final on Wednesday night, which will be the most important game of the 2024/25 season.

In recent months, both teams in the six Premier League leagues have focused all their attention on the Europa League, while investment in the Premier League has decreased.

They have been awful in the Premier League, and they are ranked 16th and 17th in the standings with one game left, but their performance in the Europa League has been a salvage.

Wednesday's game is of great significance, for two reasons: one is the trophy, the second is the Champions League qualification, and the third is the increase in budget.

Some people believe that Manchester United's winning mentality will become an advantage in defeating Tottenham, and captain Bruno Fernandez is expected to play an important role.

Former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy believes that Fernandez is the "only player who can create miracles" on both sides.

"My Tottenham Hotspur roots are attracting me, and I certainly hope they win," Murphy said during the next day.

"But I think both sides have the only player who is trustworthy in the game and can create miracles: Bruno Fernandez.

"I think he is a dazzling light, and he will make a difference. ”

However, Keon disagrees with Murphy. He supports Tottenham’s defeat of Manchester United because he believes Fernandez “will not have a great performance tonight” and proposes an unexpected replacement who is expected to be the “outstanding player” of the game.

He said: “I think Tottenham will win the championship, I really think so.

"I know it might be a long night, maybe Manchester United will seek overtime and penalty shootouts, but I think Tottenham can win the game."

Talking about Fernandez, he said: "I don't think he will show up tonight.

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"I really think Dominic Solank is probably the best player. If they win, the transfer fee of £65 million is a piece of cake. ”

Fernandez is the only player in Manchester United's season to perform well, and he saved the team multiple times when his teammates performed poorly.

Therefore, it is difficult to understand how Keon came to such a conclusion, and his support for Solank is also quite crazy considering other players with final experience in Manchester United, especially Fernandez and Casemiro.