Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a goal each as their team comfortably outclassed Ajax Amsterdam to win an emotional Europa League final 2-0 and qualify for the group stages of the Champions League.
A minute’s silence was observed for the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing at Manchester and the players wore black armbands.
Pogba opened the scoring in the 18th minute as United won the ball after an Ajax throw-in, his shot taking a wicked deflection to wrong-foot goalkeeper Andre Onana.
Mkhitaryan then scored early in the second half after a corner and, with chants of “Manchester, Manchester” echoing around the stadium, United held on to win the one European trophy missing from the Old Trafford cabinet.
United’s triumph followed success in the League Cup and the Community Shield in Jose Mourinho’s first season in charge at Old Trafford, with Champions League football secured despite managing only a sixth-place finish in the Premier League.
