It's a 'kick in the nuts' to teams that are progressing domestically for Manchester United or Tottenham to access next year's Champions League by winning the Europa League, Ian Ladyman has argued on the latest 'It's All Kicking Off!' podcast.
Reflecting on another poor weekend showing from both Ange Postecoglou's and Ruben Amorim's sides, Ian Ladyman told co-host, Chris Sutton, that the automatic Champions League qualification on offer if one of them were to win the Europa League is unfair to teams like Brighton or Aston Villa who have 'built in the right way'.