A moment of normality as United show spirit of Manchester

Ajax 0 - Man United 2: IT was Jose Mourinho’s fourth European final victory in four attempts, a personal triumph for Paul Pogba and a victory that led Manchester United into the promised land of next season’s Champions League.

But after the trauma and tragedy that had been inflicted upon United’s home city 48 hours before the game, it was also a victory that championed normality and saw Manchester dominate the headlines for something other than wanton, merciless death and destruction.

This was the final that United were supposed to win for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the injured Swedish icon back in his homeland to watch, rather than grace, this Europa League Final in Stockholm.