Roy Keane makes prediction for Man Utd vs Tottenham Europa League final

Roy Keane is a Man Utd legend but supported Tottenham as a boy growing up in Ireland (Picture: Getty)

Roy Keane has made his prediction for the all-English Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham on Wednesday.

The clash in Bilbao looks set to be a mouth-watering showdown with Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou both in desperate need of a trophy.

Tottenham have beaten United twice in the top-flight this term and also eliminated the Red Devils in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals in December.

Keane is a United legend but supported Spurs as a boy growing up in Ireland and says there’s ‘not much’ to seperate the Premier League teams.

Ultimately, though, Keane feels United will come out on top because of their better history in major finals and Bruno Fernandes’ individual quality.

‘You still have to fancy United, someone like Bruno can produce, the history of Manchester United still carries a little bit of weight,’ Keane told Sky Sports.

‘There’s not much between them [in the league] but come the crunch, come the final, United’s history in finals, them winning cups the last few years, you’d like to think they would have a bit more knowledge around the game than Spurs.

‘That might edge it for them, and I think Bruno can produce that bit of magic.’

United’s last major trophy came last season when they beat Manchester City in the 2024 FA Cup final.

Tottenham, meanwhile, haven’t registered any major silverware since 2008 when they defeated Chelsea in the League Cup final.

United and Spurs have both massively struggled in the Premier League this term, sitting 16th and 17th in the top-flight table with just one game left each.

Spurs have suffered a significant blow ahead of the Europa League final after news emerged that Dejan Kulusevski would miss out due to injury.

Fellow football pundit Jamie Redknapp believes Kulusevski’s absence could be costly but is also adamant that the final is a ’50/50 game’.

‘Kulusevski’s injury is a massive blow for Spurs,’ Redknapp said. ‘It feels like a 50/50 game for me.

‘For Tottenham, it is an opportunity to change the narrative and history of the club.

‘If they win a cup, their league position will be irrelevant… if they win a cup, then the players will have hero status.’

United cruised past Athletic Bilbao 7-1 on aggregate in the last four to reach this season’s Europa League final.

Tottenham knocked out Bodo/Glimt in the other Europa League semi-final showdown, winning 5-1 on aggregate.

Whoever comes out on top in the Europa League final will qualify for next season’s Champions League.