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José Mourinho has named the team with which he has trusted Manchester United's entire season, and that will face Ajax in the Europa League final in Stockholm in an hour's time.
There have been three big calls: Chris Smalling and Daley Blind form the central defensive pairing, with Phil Jones made to settle for a place on the bench; Marouane Fellaini is preferred to Michael Carrick in the centre of midfield; and Henrikh Mkhitaryan is in instead of Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial. Clearly Mourinho hasn't listened to the great unwashed of TBB.
The #MUFC team for the #UELfinal... pic.twitter.com/nUo3JZ1tpO
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 24, 2017
Here's the team United will be facing this evening, complete with teenage defender Matthijs de Ligt. At just 17 years and 285 days old, he's the youngest ever player in a European final. Patrick Kluivert's son Justin is made to settle for a place on the bench:
Dit is onze line-up!
— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) May 24, 2017
❌ Heldhaftig
❌ Vastberaden
❌ Barmhartig#UELfinal #ajaman pic.twitter.com/0IHUriJeYj