Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has revealed Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a say on last night's Europa League final triumph over Ajax.

Ibrahimovic watched on from the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury against Anderlecht in the quarter-final.

But Mourinho admits Ibrahimovic contributed to his side's win, reports the Manchester Evening News.

"I think it's so unfair what happened to him," Mourinho said of Ibrahimovic's lay-off. "Sometimes football is unfair, sometimes life is unfair, I think it's so unfair.

"This night would be an amazing night if he was on the pitch, in his hometown, in the stadium where his statue will be, his first club when he left Sweden, his actual club in Manchester United, a season where he made an amazing impact, I'm really, really, really sorry Zlatan has not played this final.

"But he played. He played outside with crutches with the other guys, Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw, Ashley Young, Eric Bailly, they were playing behind the bench shouting, they were doing everything.

"And on top of it, Zlatan in Swedish told the ball boys in the second-half to take it easy, so even outside he was playing for us.

"So I am so pleased he finally gets a European trophy."