europa league final (pic spam)
Precompetition
This tweet was going around before. Man City's football ground was used as an impromptu community centre. Man United trained the day after the attack and flew out that same day. It might come across as a bit cringe, but the two football clubs are very much big parties of Manchester, as much as the music and the uni and the community.
No one expected Zlatan to arrive, but he did
Mourinho heard that Ajax was about that youth and free flowing football, and licked his lips
Europa League Final
Ajax 0- 2 Manchester United
Mourinho arrived, a man with a lot on his mind
The injured Manchester United players turned up en masse
Onana! When he started kicking and styling with the ball, I nearly died
Herrera's discipline in his prescribed role was impressive
Match played against the backdrop of flares and emotion
Rashford and Sanchez had a great tug of war, tbh. I can see why Mourinho likes Rashford. Rashford works hard, isn't phased by everything, doesn't shirk from anything demanded
Mhihitaryan (?) scored the second goal
That bicycle kick
Celebrations
Mourinho celebrated with his brain trust
I don't know what FOUR fingers are for? Man United won three bits of silverware this year. Not bad for a team who came sixth. Not bad at all. Unfortunately, with Man United being in the CL, the share of the money for the six (if Liverpool win their CL playoffs) United Kingdom teams are reduced
Rooney played for FOUR minutes and yet lifted the trophy. How John Terry
Everyone posing with the trophy
The only trophy Man United have never won. That ended last night
Mourinho giving a kiss to the trophy. He was under a LOT of pressure to deliver Champions' League football, and came up trumps
Pogab and his invisible braces. Now, if you could just have a word with Auba, sir...
Pogba showing off the trophy.
Zlatan arrived in Sweden - just not in the way he thought he would have done
I have NO TRUCK for Man United the team, but I do rate a few of the players though, Herrera being one of them
Zlatan insisted that this picture be taken
Luke Shaw looks over it
Tweets
LOOL, a bit of humour this morning. Greizmann's volte face is weird, NGL
One of the winningest coaches around. Can't even hate
Man United posted this tweet after the match
Schweinsteiger had a jammy time at Man United. Paid for not playing and now has a Europa medal. Damn
Friendly
Sydney 0- 3 Liverpool
Liverpool players past and present showed up for this friendly
72 000 Liverpool supporters turned up to watch this friendly. The team will be there for two days (!) before flying back
Gerrard showed up to play as well!
He's coaching the Liverpool U18s while working on his UEFA pro badges
NGL, I hate New Balance and wish that LFC were back with Adidas, but I love this kit. The deeper red, the collar... reminds me of the better times of old