Manchester United defeated Ajax to win the Europa League cup at Friend Arena in Stockholm under new boss Jose Mourinho, Sport Intelligence looks at the records and statistics set by Jose Mourinho with the new United.
- Jose Mourinho has maintained his 100% win over Ajax in all meetings, beating them for the seventh time in their seventh meetings and for the first time with Manchester United.
- Jose Mourinho guided Manchester United to win her first ever Europa League trophy, the only trophy that United have never won in history.
- Jose Mourinho has won all four of his European finals as a manager, winning the 2003 Uefa Cup and 2004 Champions League with Porto, as well as the 2010 Champions League with Inter Milan.
- With the defeat of Ajax in the final, Jose Mourinho has become the first ever manager in the history of Manchester to win two major trophies in his first season as a manager.
- The win also ensures that Jose Mourinho qualifies United for the champions league automatically, a feat which United failed to achieve under Louis Van Gaal.
- Mourinho is the only manager to have won the Europa Cup on two occasions and the Champions league on two occasions, he won the Europa Cup with Porto in 2003 before winning the champions League with them in 2004. He also won the champions league with Inter Milan in 2010 before winning the Europa Cup with United in 2017.
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