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'Football is about winning and he wins!': Owen Hargreaves salutes Jose Mourinho for guiding Roma to their first European trophy in 61 years and claims the Portuguese boss is 'at his best when he's the underdog'

Owen Hargreaves was full of praise for Jose Mourinho after the former Manchester United and Chelsea boss steered Roma to victory in the Europa Conference League final.

The Italian side beat Feyenoord 1-0 thanks to a composed finish from Nicolo Zaniolo in the 32nd minute.

It was Roma's first European trophy since the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and Mourinho's fifth win in as many European finals. He is now the only manager to win all three major European trophies.

Jose Mourinho is now the only manager in history to win all three major European trophies

Jose Mourinho is now the only manager in history to win all three major European trophies

Speaking on BT Sport's coverage of the final, Hargreaves said: 'Mourinho is almost at his best when he is the underdog like you saw initially when he was at Porto.