Champions League final: Liverpool and Tottenham masters have their say on who will win in Madrid

Ex-Spurs midfielder Michael Brown wonders if this going to be Tottenham’s year after their path to the final

Emile Heskey lauds Liverpool’s front three after appearance for Playon Pros at the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens

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Former Liverpool player Emile Heskey backs Jurgen Klopp’s Reds for Champions League glory in Madrid. Photo: Reuters

Published: 11:33am, 20 May 2019Updated: 11:33am, 20 May 2019

Even during the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens thoughts of the biggest game of the season were never far away.

Emile Heskey and Michael Brown, who played 200 games between them for Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, were happy to take time out from playing for Playon Pros to talk about the upcoming Uefa Champions League final between their former clubs in Madrid.

Heskey, who played for Liverpool for four seasons after signing from hometown club Leicester City in 2000, thinks the Reds are favourites.

“I would say Liverpool. Obviously, being an ex-Red and supporting the club I will always go with them. It’s going to be a tough game for both teams.

Emile Heskey (back row, right) and Michael Brown (front row, centre) line up for the Playon Pros at the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens 2019. Photo: Handout

“Going forward I think Liverpool have a lot more fluency and are very dynamic. So I’m looking at that, and defensively, obviously we keep bringing him up but player of the year [Virgil] Van Dijk. I think he’s just been outstanding.”

Would he have voted for the Dutch defender if he was still playing?

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