Manchester United ready for Premier League title challenge

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday, earning qualification for next season's UEFA Champions League, despite their disappointing sixth-place finish in the Premier League. Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored for the Red Devils in the Europa League final in Stockholm, earning the club their second piece of silverware of the season after the League Cup. Manchester United defender Chris Smalling was asked about a possible Premier League title challenge next season and seemed optimistic: "Yeah, I think it's just that consistency. We're teeing ourselves up for a good pre-season and who knows next year," he said. "We had to deliver because if we didn't the season was a disappointment. Luckily it's a good one." "The fact that we can make history for the club but the fact that we can line up in the Champions League with that music, I think there's no better feeling," Smalling added. Manager Jose Mourinho said: "In a bad season, in a season where sometimes I felt that my team was the worst team in the world, where I felt that sometimes I was the worst manager in the world we managed to win three trophies and we go to the Champions League by winning a trophy, not by finishing second or third or fourth." Manchester United are 10/3 at Bet365 to win the Premier League title next season.