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Man United book place in Europa League final despite defeat to Roma

May 6, 2021 Manchester United's Marcus Rashford in action with AS Roma's Gianluca Mancini and Rick Karsdorp [REUTERS]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reached a major final as Manchester United manager for the first time after a 3-2 defeat to AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico was enough to earn his side an 8-5 aggregate win in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday.

United will face Villarreal in the final in Gdansk on May 26 after the Spaniards beat Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate.

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