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Roy Keane says 'I'm staying out of it' as Gary Neville and Ian Wright argue about England and Spain combined XI
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Published 13:26 13 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Roy Keane says 'I'm staying out of it' as Gary Neville and Ian Wright argue about England and Spain combined XI

There were a few disagreements between all four pundits.

Ryan Smart

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Roy Keane didn't want to get involved as Gary Neville and Ian Wright argued about key positions in their England and Spain combined XI.

The two nations face off in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday.

England beat the Netherlands 2-1 in Dortmund on Wednesday to reach the final, with Spain defeating France by the same scoreline a day earlier.

Spain are narrow favourites to win the final, with Dani Olmo and Harry Kane likely doing battle to secure the Euro 2024 Golden Boot.

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Spain's Lamine Yamal is widely expected to win the Young Player of the Tournament award regardless of the final result, while Jude Bellingham is in contention to be named as the Player of the Tournament.

On the latest episode of Stick to Football, Neville, Wright, Keane and Jill Scott named their combined Euro 2024 final XI comprising of England and Spain players.

They agreed on a four-man England attack, with Bellingham, Kane, Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka all getting the nod over Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams and Harry Kane.

In defence, Unai Simon was perhaps surprisingly voted ahead of Jordan Pickford, while Kyle Walker got in ahead of Dani Carvajal at right-back.

Former Manchester City team-mates John Stones and Aymeric Laporte make up the centre-back pairings, while Marc Cucurella was picked ahead of Kieran Trippier at left-back.

The main point of contention between Neville and Wright, though, was when it came to picking the two central midfielders.

Neville argued: "I love both. I love the English ones [Declan Rice and Kobbie Mainoo].

"But on form, you'd have to pick the Spanish players."

But Wright countered that he would 'love to see' Rice named alongside Rodri in midfield, but added: "I like Fabian Ruiz, I do love Fabian Ruiz."

Wright eventually deciding to agree with Neville's choice and allow both Rodri and Spain team-mate Fabian Ruiz to be picked.

It was Neville's suggestion that Saka and Foden should be included over Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal that rocked Keane back in his chair, as the Irishman replied: "Here we go - I'm keeping out of that one! Don't come to me about that."

And Wright added: "I'm not getting involved in this, no chance. I'm staying out of this. That [selecting the team] was really hard work."

Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Jill Scott were speaking on The Overlap's Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Roy Keane, England, Ian Wright, Gary Neville, Euro 2024

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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