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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho exhausted after 'hardest year' in management as he leaves transfers to Ed Woodward

Jose Mourinho with the Europa League trophy
Jose Mourinho with the Europa League trophy

Jose Mourinho described this as his hardest year in management after ending his debut Manchester United season with a Europa League triumph.

Mourinho added the European conquest to the Community Shield and League Cup winners’ medals he had already picked up earlier in the campaign.

Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan got the goals to clinch a 2-0 win over Ajax and secure the final piece of missing silverware in the United trophy cabinet.

Mourinho looked exhausted after the celebrations and now plans to switch off completely from football as transfer chief Ed Woodward works on his targets.

“We totally deserved the win. I am so happy to see the boys with the crutches with the trophy and now I am on holiday. I don’t want to see any international friendlies, I am selfish. I can’t do it.

Man United lift the trophy
Man United lift the trophy

“For me, enough is enough. It has been a very hard last few months, we were short of numbers.

“Three trophies in one season and the Champions League. I am very happy in my most difficult season as a manager.”

“Ed Woodward has my list, what I want, what I would like for more than two months. So now it’s up to him and the owners. But I don’t care about football for now.

“Wayne Rooney was ready to play, he was a big option. But I didn’t need to attack at 2-0. I told him yesterday that he could be the key man but he can perfectly be here next season. He is a very important player for us. If he stays next season I’d be very happy.”

Mourinho dubbed himself the Special One upon arriving in England many years ago with Chelsea and once again pointed to his ability to win trophies.

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Juan Mata celebrates the win
Juan Mata celebrates the win

“It is the end of a very difficult season. But a very very good season.

“We preferred to reach the Champions League this way than finish fourth, third or second. We got the objective, we are back in the Champions League by winning a title, an important title. The club now has every title in world football. We fought hard for this since the beginning.

“We always thought that we could win the Europa League and we are very happy. We played intelligently, we did it in a comfortable way. We were much stronger than them.

“If you are dominant in the air you go long. There are lots of poets in football but poets don’t win many titles. We knew where we were better than them and we exploited their weaknesses.”