Gary Neville admitted that the thought of the Europa League final gives him a "sickly feeling" as Manchester United prepare to face Tottenham.
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With both United & Tottenham eager to salvage disappointing domestic campaigns, the final offers more than just silverware; it carries the crucial incentive of Champions League qualification and an estimated financial windfall of £100 million ($133m).
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Despite United’s struggles this season, Neville remains optimistic about the team’s ability to rise to the occasion. However, the former right-back also admitted that the sheer importance of the match fills him with anxiety.
WHAT NEVILLE SAID
Neville, speaking as a lifelong supporter and former player, described the prospect of the final as unsettling.
"It is a huge game. The consequences are massive. I have a sickly feeling in my stomach about this game as a United fan purely because of what is at stake," he said, per BBC Sport.
While fellow pundit and ex-captain Roy Keane called it an exciting fixture, Neville took a more cautious view.
"Roy Keane called it a great game the other day," he said. "That is what Roy would think. My mentality is different. I was a right-back. You know the only thing you can do is lose your team the game. Unless you are Trent Alexander-Arnold, you are unlikely to win your team a game as a right-back. But I am confident. Manchester United have an uncanny knack, even in difficult times and bad times – and this has been a really bad season – of picking up trophies."
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Under Erik ten Hag, United won the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, and Neville believes Amorim will also deliver a silverware despite their awful league form.
"That is not a bad habit to have as a football club," he added. "They still get to finals and do things even though the league form has been awful – and it has been a terrible season."