History beckons for Manchester United on Wednesday night, as they travel to Stockholm to take on Ajax in the Europa League final.
The Europa League trophy is the only one that is missing in United’s trophy cabinet and victory against the Amsterdam side at the Friends Arena will mean that the Reds will have found the final jigsaw piece to complete the puzzle.
It’s been a long trek for United to get to this stage, from home and away matches in Rotterdam, Istanbul, Odessa, St Etienne, Rostov, Brussels and Vigo. The season rides on this one game – win and a Champions League place is secured. Lose, and it may be classified as a poor first season under José Mourinho, having finished sixth in the Premier League.
United, of course, have plenty of pedigree in European finals, having participated in six throughout the club’s long history. Most of them have been memorable encounters, which have lived long in the memories of most Reds fans. Here’s a look back at the last five:
