Europa League: Winning trophy has given Manchester “a lift” – Sir Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United winning the Europa League was a “lift” to the people of Manchester, following Monday’s deadly terror attack after Ariana Grande’s concert.

United players dedicated their 2-0 win against Ajax in the final on Wednesday night to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.

The two Manchester clubs have also pledged to donate £1 million to support the victims and their families.

“First of all, Manchester is a city like [Ferguson’s home town] Glasgow, it’s a working-class city with fantastic people and they’ll get together,” former United manager Ferguson told Sky Sports.

“They’ve been through some difficult times in the past with the bombing of the Arndale Centre in 1996 and they recovered from that. They’ll get together because they’re working class and there’s a great unity in the city.

“Last night United gave the city a lift. That’s what it was about. We’re all proud of them, it was a great achievement.”