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Manchester United secure Europa League glory against Ajax


Manchester United pulled together in their city’s time of darkness, showing no little skill and spirit to overcome Ajax and win the Europa League.
Less than 48 hours after a terror attack killed 22 people and injured many more at Manchester Arena, the club’s fans, players and staff stood unbowed in Stockholm.
Football seems trivial at a time of such pain but United embraced the spirit shown in spades by the city they represent, with Jose Mourinho’s men winning the Europa League with goals from Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan which secured a 2-0 triumph against Ajax.
United’s first continental trophy in nine years brings with it the welcome boon of Champions League qualification after a disappointing Premier League campaign.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on the win and the events in Manchester on Monday night: “If we could, we would change obviously the people’s lives for this cup – immediately, we wouldn’t think twice. Does this cup make the city of Manchester a bit happier? Maybe.”
Ajax coach Peter Bosz: “We’re obviously disappointed. I didn’t see the Ajax team I’m used to, pressing and competing for first balls. We only got second balls. I thought the game was boring. We went behind to a deflected shot and then it was very difficult against such a side. We didn’t have many chances. We weren’t good enough.”

Tweet of the match

Star man – Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba
Paul Pogba is mobbed by his Manchester United team-mates after opening the scoring against Ajax in the Europa League final ( Michael Sohn/AP/PA)
The world’s most expensive player has struggled to live up to his lofty price tag this term, but he impressed, particularly in the first half, at the Friends Arena. Strong defensively and a powerful presence in midfield, Pogba took the match by the scruff of the neck early on and was rewarded with a goal, albeit deflected, after 18 minutes.

In with the fans

In support of the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack
Manchester United fans sang the city’s name with real feeling throughout the game against Ajax (Mike Egerton/Empics)
Less than 48 hours after the horrific attack that rocked Manchester, fans rallied behind their team and the city as a whole. Manchester United supporters were superb throughout and chanted the city’s name with more gusto than ever. A few mindless idiots shouted during the minute’s silence, but applause soon took over as a tribute was paid to those impacted by Monday’s bombing.

Stat of the match

Europa League trophy
Manchester United are one of only four clubs to win all three European trophies ( Nick Potts/PA)
Europa League glory means United join Ajax, Bayern Munich and Juventus as the only clubs to have won all three major UEFA trophies, including the now-defunct European Cup Winners’ Cup, as well as the Club World Cup or the Intercontinental Cup.

Player ratings

Jose Mourinho and Chris Smalling
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Chris Smalling celebrate after the win against Ajax in the Europa League final (Nick Potts/PA)
Ajax: Davinson Sanchez 7, Matthijs de Ligt 6, Jairo Riedewald 6, Lass Schone 5, Davy Klaasen 5, Hakim Zayech 5, Bertrand Traore 7, Kasper Dolberg 4, Amin Younes 6. Subs: David Neres (for Dolberg, 62) 4, Donny van de Beek (for Schone, 70) 4, Frenkie de Jong (for Riedewald, 82) 4.
Manchester United: Sergio Romero 6, Antonio Valencia 6, Chris Smalling 8, Daley Blind 7, Matteo Darmian 6, Ander Herrera 6, Paul Pogba 8, Juan Mata 7, Marouane Fellaini 7, Henrikh Mkhitaryan 7, Marcus Rashford 6. Subs: Jesse Lingard (for Mkhitaryan, 74) 6, Anthony Martial (for Rashford, 84) 5, Wayne Rooney (for Mata, 90) 5.

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