Press Association:

(Don’t) blame it on the Wijis (Mike Toal) take on Baines on Toast (Gurj Singh) in the inaugural European Cup Final. The current league leaders vs. last season’s champions. It’s a fascinating encounter and one not to miss!

From the (Don’t) blame it on the Wijis camp…

Mike Toal:

“This has been the most difficult week of my managerial life. The decision on who is left out of the biggest game of football is something that has left me with sleepless nights. I have had players calling me up in tears, begging me to select them for this match. If I did not have Big Dunc to act as my crutch I fear I may have crumbled.

The final has coincided with an unfortunate fixture list, with my players being pitted against each other. But this is the European Cup final. Overcoming challenges like these are why I am a manager.

I looked forward to meeting up with Gurjeet for the final. We have had a long friendship and shared many a glass of wine. This will be a hard fought contest and I can safely say that whoever is left holding the trophy at the end of the gameweek, Football is the winner.

This is the team I predict from Gurj: “Stekelenburg, Bellerin, Vertonghen, Payet, Yaya Toure, Rooney”

From the Baines on Toast camp…

Gurj Singh:

“There’s always been something gloriously special about football’s European Cup final. The most important club match anywhere in the world every year, the occasion has produced countless wonderful images and moments, not to mention great performances and memorable drama.

On the eve of this great final, I find myself thinking, is there anyone I would rather be playing tomorrow. A decent friend is fairly easy to come by, but a great friend, a truly like-minded and like-hearted individual with whom you share that special alchemy, is a rare gift. Let this European cup final be about friendship and love between a commissioner and his administrator.”

This is the team I predict from Mike: “Forster, Clyne, Coleman, Cazorla, Silva, Lukaku”