Gary Neville revealed how many Manchester United players he thought would get into Tottenham Hotspur’s team when both sides were full strength.
Tottenham Hotspur will face Manchester United in the Europa League final on May 21, bidding to record a fourth victory over the Red Devils this season.
Ange Postecoglou’s team has beaten United 4-0 at Old Trafford, 4-3 in the Carabao Cup and 1-0 in the second league match between the two teams.
Now, the two Premier League sides will clash for the fourth time this campaign with a major trophy and Champions League qualification on the line.
Gary Neville on Tottenham and Manchester United’s combined 11 back in February
Back in February, Gary Neville claimed that Bruno Fernandes is the only Manchester United player who would get into Tottenham’s lineup when both teams are at full strength.
The former United defender suggested that Dejan Kulusevski versus Amad Diallo was the other close call, however, the rest would be Spurs players.
Speaking after Tottenham’s 1-0 win over Man United back in mid-February, Neville told Sky Sports: “If you take Tottenham’s best players: Porro, Udogie, Van de Ven, Romero, midfield of Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison, Solanke, Kulusevski, Son, Johnson, Tel. How many Manchester United players would get into that Tottenham team when everyone was fit?
“I think Bruno (Fernandes) you’d want to have in there. Maybe Amad (Diallo), but you’ve got Kulusevski, and I’ll be honest, I think I’d rather have Kulusevski. So my point is, every single Tottenham player, probably barring one, if they were all available, is better than every single Manchester United player.”
Which other Man United players would get into Tottenham’s team now?
United supporters might make a strong case that one of Leny Yoro or Lisandro Martinez might start, especially given the Frenchman’s recent form.
Meanwhile, Casemiro’s heroics in the Europa League might also give him the edge over the likes of Rodrigo Bentancur or Yves Bissouma in midfield.
Paul Scholes recently suggested Alejandro Garnacho would get in over Son Heung-min and that’s hard to argue given the South Korean forward’s form this term.
