Roma striker Edin Dzeko says they deserve to be in the Europa League semifinals.

Roma will meet Manchester United after drawing 1-1 with Ajax on Thursday night, the result saw them progress 3-2 on aggregate.

“We did it in the end, and that's the most important thing, even if we suffered over the two legs," Dzeko told Sky Italia.

“The team showed character and above all after going a goal down, which could've in the past knocked the wind out of us, today we fought back and ran to the very end.

“After all that, we fully deserved our place in the semi-final."

He added: “Now we are facing another big name, but Roma are a big name too and we must give everything to reach the Final."