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Mourinho: We'd exchange cup for victims' lives

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Stockholm - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his side would swap its Europa League triumph if it would bring back the 22 victims of Monday's terror attack in Manchester.

United beat Ajax 2-0 in Stockholm on Wednesday to win the Europa League for the first time, but the game was overshadowed by this week's deadly attack on concert-goers at Manchester Arena, which also left dozens injured.

"If we could, we would obviously change the people's lives for this cup, immediately," Mourinho told reporters at the Friends Arena.

"We wouldn't think twice. Does this cup make the city of Manchester a little bit happier? Maybe. But we just came to do our job."

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