Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho, has said he does not
believe Ajax should be in the Europa League.
The two teams meet next Wednesday in Stockholm in the final
of the competition. But Mourinho has faulted the system that sees sides drop
out of the Champions League – like Ajax did in the play-off round – and joined
the Europa League along with clubs like United who started off in the
tournament.
“They are a Champions League team, they come from the
Champions League,” Mourinho told reporters on Friday.
“I always disagree with it, I don’t think a team should play
in two European competitions in the same season.
“I think if a team goes to the Champions League and doesn’t
qualify they should go home.
“The Europa League is for team who have been in it since the
beginning, like us. We finished fifth and went to the Europa League.”
By Ifreke Inyang
