One such slur came in a direct message from a person claiming to be a maths teacher

Etienne Capoue has gone from the Sky Bet Championship to Europa League champion with Villarreal during a “roller coaster” season for the former Watford midfielder.

A survey of 1,000 football fans found the majority in City's corner

Manchester City’s owners consider winning the Champions League to be their destiny. They implied as much in 2008, albeit accepting that it would take some time

Rashford said he received a torrent of racist abuse when he opened up his phone

Tension mounted as every one of the opening 20 spot kicks was converted, leaving the goalkeepers as the men upon whom the trophy would be decided

Unai Emery won the tactical battle and secured his fourth Europa League title. In the end, it was his experience that counted

Nick Callow rates the performances of the Manchester United players after their penalty shoot-out loss to Villarreal in the Europa League final

Even the ‘stick to the football’ cohort are struggling with this final

United confirmed that they are helping the victims of the attack, with three people reported to have suffered minor injuries.

The teenagers are included in a 25-man squad for the trip, but the likes of skipper Steven Davis and vice-captain Jonny Evans are among those afforded a rest at the end of the season

The three clubs were the only ones of 12 original breakaway clubs who did not subsequently renounce the competition

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had initially been upbeat about Maguire returning to skipper the side in Wednesday’s final in Gdansk

United fans would find a lot to admire in how their modest opponents have developed over the years, in a city where 20% of the population are season ticket holders

When Solskjaer’s predecessor Jose Mourinho finished runner-up to Guardiola in 2018, by a mammoth 19 points, he famously described it as one of his “greatest achievements” and was sacked seven months later. The Norwegian, at least, is not making the same mistake

Dealing with Gerard Moreno will be a huge challenge for Man United - a key battle that could go a long way in seeing who claims the Europa League title

Southgate has named a 33-man party that will be trimmed down to 26 players on June 1

What the papers say Manchester United players may want Aston Villa and England player Jack Grealish to join the club but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly has a different target this summer.

The five others who received the most votes from their fellow managers were Marcelo Bielsa, Daniel Farke, Emma Hayes, David Moyes, and Brendan Rodgers

From Corkness to the School League, a diary of the week's sport