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Europa League 2017: Players, Coaches React to Ajax vs. Manchester United

Manchester United broke new territory by winning the UEFA Europa League crown for the first time in their history on Wednesday, when a convincing 2-0 win over Ajax saw them return to European silverware in Stockholm.

Paul Pogba's deflected effort broke the deadlock before Henrikh Mkhitaryan flicked home to double United's advantage minutes after the restart.

Speaking to BT Sport after the victory, Pogba was swift to quieten talk of a poor first season under manager Jose Mourinho (h/t the Guardian's Jacob Steinberg):

“We knew we were going to play Europa League.