Winners dedicate victory to fallen

MANCHESTER United players dedicated their Europa League success to the victims of Monday's terror attack.

Two days after a suicide bomber killed 22 people following an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena, United's fans, players and staff stood unbowed in Stockholm.

After receiving the trophy and the adulation of the club's fans inside the Friends Arena, man of the match Ander Herrera delivered a heartfelt tribute to those who were affected by the attack.

He said: "I am happy, but I want to dedicate this to the victims. This is just football but what happened two days ago was horrible.

PEACE

"We want peace in the world - a normal world with respect. We are just football players but we have an audience so we want to work together for a normal world.

"It is just a football game and a trophy, but if we can help and support with this just one per cent it is enough for us."

United scorer Paul Pogba said: "We know that things like this are very sad, all over the world: in Manchester, in London and in Paris, too. We had to focus because it was a very important game and we won for them and for the country.

"We played for England, we played for Manchester, and we played for the people who died."

Midfielder Juan Mata added: "It was a very difficult week for a lot of us and for the city of Manchester and we tried to win for all the people who have suffered."