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Manchester United players celebrate with the Europa League trophy in Stockholm on Wednesday. Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored as United beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 in the final. — Reuters
JOSE Mourinho had just been repeatedly tossed into the air by members of his backroom staff when the jubilant Manchester United manager beckoned his son Sonny Milano Womens Jersey , Jose Jr, onto the field.


They danced in each other’s arms before falling to the ground, where they shared a long, warm embrace.


Mourinho never could have thought that winning the Europa League, following United’s 2-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam would mean so much to him.


In 2013 Cam Atkinson Womens Jersey , Mourinho, newly hired as Chelsea manager for the second time? was dismissive of the competition, saying he didn’t want to win it and it “would be a big disappointment to me”.


Four years later and it has saved his first season at United.


For Mourinho and many other managers, the value of the much-derided Europa League has increased massively following UEFA’s decision to award a UEFA Champions League qualifying place to the winner at the start of the 2015-16 season.


The UCL’s poor relation can be a long slog of a competition? the winner will end up playing at least 15 games during its campaign? but teams across Europe seem to be taking it seriously once again.


No more so than in England.


Premier League sides, more than anyone else Matt Calvert Womens Jersey , used to treat it with contempt by fielding reserve teams for matches. The competition wasn’t worth the effort, with the effects of playing on Thursday night, having an impact on league performances the following Sunday. For English clubs it was all about the Premier League and its vast riches on offer.