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Manchester United defeated Ajax 2-0 on Wednesday night to win the 2016/17 Europa League title.

Before now, the Red Devils had never won the Europa League.

The hard-fought title earned United an automatic place in next season’s Champions League.

Paul Pogba fired his side in front in the 18th minute when his left-footed strike took a deflection off Ajax’s Davinson Sanchez.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubled United’s lead with a lovely flick in the box in the 47th minute.

The victory makes United the fifth team in European football history to win all three of the continent’s major trophies – the European Cup/Champions League, the UEFA Cup/Europa League and the Cup Winners’ Cup.

Jose Mourinho also made a history of his own.

The Portuguese tactician has become the first coach to win both of Europe’s major trophies – the Champions League and the UEFA Cup/Europa League – on multiple occasions.

He won the UEFA CUP and Champions League with Porto in 2003 and 2004 respectively and the Champions League with Inter Milan in 2010.

Manchester United finished sixth in the English Premier League.