Gary Lineker fires Tottenham two-word message after Europa League final win vs Man Utd

Gary Lineker has congratulated Tottenham Hotspur on winning the UEFA Europa League. Brennan Johnson fired Ange Postecoglou's side to glory at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, on Wednesday night, .

Despite Manchester United's best efforts, they couldn't find an equaliser and Spurs held onto their lead. Not only have the Lilywhites won their first trophy in 17 years, but .

After the game, on his Instagram story. The former Spurs striker snapped a picture of Son Heung-min lifting the trophy on his television, with the caption: "Get in."

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Speaking on podcast ahead of the Europa League final, . The 64-year-old said: "I'm going to have to go for Spurs, I couldn't not.

"Well, I've got this feeling that it's the teams that have not won for ages this year. And I think they're going to, I don't know about 90 minutes or, I think it could easily go to extra time."

In an interview with TNT Sports after the tie, Johnson expressed his delight at winning a trophy for Spurs. The 23-year-old winger said: "I'm so happy right now.

"This season hasn't been good at all, but not one of us players care about that now. This club hasn't won a trophy for 17 years, it means so much.

"All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning anything, so we had to get the first one in a while today. Ever since I came here it's been 'Tottenham are a good team but they can't get it done'. But we got it done."

Johnson added: "Tottenham Hotspur finishing 17th in the Premier League is not good enough but we've had an unbelievable Europa run. I thought our fans had the edge on the United fans.

"He's (Postecoglou) done his job. He said he wins in his second year and he has. If ever there is time for a mic drop it is now - I'm looking forward to his interview.

"He has a really good way of getting everyone up for it in the Europa League and today it shows."

Tottenham will now play either Inter Milan or Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy, on August 13, 2025.